Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
"As I go into my sixth engagement, ]

"As I go into my sixth engagement,
Bel that will come out safely
Private Elwood j. Revcll wrote this
b the last letter received from him by
BIS parents. Mr. and Mrs THOMAS
Revell, 15 South Redtield street.
1t was his last battle, a telegram
1om tho War Department brings the
Avs that he has died of wounds re-
1ived in action. Until this message
&me, the parents had heard nothing OF
Is fate. They were not notified that
b had been wounded.
4"I received q letter from HIM No
1ember ., the day he is reported TO
eve died." said his mother today. in
be letter he said the war cannot last
&uch longer and it would not be much
3hger before he would be coming home
u glory.
|xf' For, he said, our division has made
and as I go into my sixth en-
@lgement l feel confident that l will
|6hle out safely"
Revell was twenty-nine years
III He went to Camp Meade from here
"a April, sailing overseas a month
|Sf<r as a member OF Battery u, 3l4th
kftillery.
tRevell attended Our Lady OF" Victory
RSSochial School. Before lie went to
~ he was welder.
jA month before he was called TO the
Ii1ors he married Miss Ann Winkler,
Mo lives at 10 South Redfeld street.
XeA brother, Thomas, nineteen years
N.is in the navy.
usHhe casualty list for Philadelphia and
1ETicnity issL ed today consists. as 1t
-9affor the last week or so. Of correc-
. ~ of previous reports. Only one new
! E14e Is furnished. and shat is of pri-
~ WHO died of disease. One died of
6nds. There are ten previously re-
ked as wounded or missing, now SAID
vkoSe been killed in action, and eleven
tSrly unaccounted for have been To-
d in hospitals Three missing from
0f5nnits have returned to duty
hefe are only 7i3 names on the honor
1or the nation. eghty-three of these
6lR R!Pennsylvania men. The War De-
&3nent has been issuing corrections to
elous reports for several days and
Vabsence of new names indicates that
btangled list is almost Strengthened
Xy Sketches of the Heroes
Xs1vate jay G. Harvey. 3227 Race
NJ reported some time ago as miss
X'0fnce September IS. has been located
fhospital, according TO a telegram
xt1vod by his parents about ten days
X1n recent letter, however, Private
&VeX said that lie was gassed Septenl-
M4y. and had almost recovered.
<ttYate Harvey enlisted in the Ma
Af8 GuSGd of Pennsylvania three
~ TO and saw service on the MeXi-
Afbovder When this country declared
S ~ was sent to Camp Hancock.
W. be was assigned to the Machine
if4&vn M tba nth Infantry
6pr overseas last May. He is TWEEN
oux. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
e4 Harvey and made his homo with
n ~ the Race street address.
tfFote Nicholas Keller. 1914 Snyder
nue. member of Company b, 320th
@Qtry, reported in November to be
missing in action,
nrtod Missing; was, according to a
~ ,ort,J telegram received by
{.Hs1r his parents a few
days ago, killed in
UN&W The fighting that tool
- 0ctober 10. Although no letter.
c0fne from him for some time rela-
~ are clinging TO the hope that he is
1YRte Keller was called to the
NJ 1n May, 1918, and was sent 10
8Aee for intensive training, sailing
1Qfseas three months later. Previ-
NJ fhis he was employed in this city
pipmber and made his home with
rents at the Snyder avenue ad-
"a sister, Miss Lillian Keller, has
Dee he went away.
oral James W. Rogers, wounded
b inally reported missing about a
&go. Rogers is twenty-three years
member of Company T. 3l5th
n, trained at Camp Meade and
ed for overseas in July. Accord
The telegram received by his wife.
larry Rogers. 24SS North Twenty
street., the young soldier was
ID on September 80, degree uns
med. In the last letter received
wife the young soldier writes he is
ID anticipates coming home in the
Bar future. Prior TO being called
eolors he was employed as guard
Midvale Steel Works.
ate Peter Kerr, killed in action,
member of Company +, 315th In
He was twenty-five. Going
ere last May with a draft quota
klp Meade.N he sailed two months
A brother, John, also served with
9TH Infantry in France His fate
known, The brothers formerly
At 2o26 North Thirteenth street.
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