Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
WILL NEVER SEE
FIGHTING DADDY
lieutenant William ]. Hen.
nessey Dies on Eve of
Homeward Trip
LEAVES BABY DAUGHTER
Other Families Here Place
Gold Stars in Service
Flags

Another sad young wife looked over
xhe lists of returning soldiers and
watched in vain for the arrival of her
husband from overseas. She is Mrs
Rose Hennessey, nineteen years old, who
lives with her parents at 1921
cssdwallader street. Her husband, Lieu
senant william ]. Hennessey. Battery
b. s14th Field Artillery, who had writ
ZEN he was likely to be home any day.
died of bronchial pneumonia after an
illness of only two days.
Mrs, Hennessey had not seen her hus-
band since he entered the service
eleven months ago. A little daughter.
Regina Hennessey, four months old,
never saw her fighting daddy" She
did not understand why mamma
took down the decorations. or was so
sad after she had been happy when she
learned daddy" was to return home a
hero.
twenty -four years old.
Quickly Won Promotion
When he was called to the coIors in
March, 1918, he was sent to Camp Lee
FOR training He had expected to get a
furlough to visit home before he sailed.
but his regiment was in training only
two weeks when the order to sail came
from the War Department He was a
private then, but won promotion rapidly.
Soon after he arrived in France he was
made a corporal, and later was COM
missioned as a second lieutenant.
Lieutenant Hennessey wrote letters
home frequently, and every one was
with perfect confidence and faith. He
hoped the war would end soon, and he
knew" 1t could not be long before
the boche was beaten" he said in one
letter just before the armstice was
signed His wife had never heard of
his promotion 10 leutenancy Letters
to different organizations overseas have
failed to reveal the whereabouts of the
burial place of the soldier.
Escaped Battles; Dies OF Disease
Private Charles H. Herchenrider
Company G, 315th Infantry. escaped the
dangers Of three terrific battles with.
ont a scratch, only 10 die of disease long
after the armistice was signed. He
died in base hospital near Neuville
France, March IL, of spinal meningitis
Private Herchenrider was twenty.
eight years cid and had been in the serv.
Ice since last May when he was drafted
and sent to Camp Meade. He was the
son of Mrs. Louis Herchenrider, 4lE
Ruscomb street, Olney.
The soldier was single When hi:
mother received WORD from the War De.
partment that her son was dead she hat
Just recovered from an operation and
the shock was great and she was un.
DER the care of physician for severa-
days.
Private Herchenrider had written tha
he would be home in June. In repl,
: to a letter from his mother asking 4
I the official report that he had beer
Z severely wounded November . was tru,
the plucky private said, Mama, l hay,
not been injured. I went through Mont
faucon, Tryon and the Meuse engage
sfnents without stopping boche bullet.
Private Herchenrider was a native O.
Phiiadelphia. He was educated at tn,
local public school and in civil life wa.
D clerk
Son Dies Overseas
Just as the issuing of the casualt,
lists is about to be discontinued a godC
star report comes to the home of Mrs
Catherine Ogilivie, 1913 Tuscuium street
Her son, Private William A. Ogiliyie
Jr., thirty-one years old, died overseai
or pneumonia early this month. He wa
n member of Company X, Sixty-first In
fantry, and had been on the firing lin,
Tor several months without injury. Be
fore he was drafted in September, 1917
ne was employed by the Du Pont Pow
der Company.
Corporal Ellis s. Parlette. 551'
thompson street, has been severel,
wounded. He is the son OF Mrs. Mar
Esret Farlette and before entering tn,
service rad made his home with he
~ the Thompson street address.