Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-26
HEROES FROM CITY
SPOTTED FOE BIRDS
PhiladeIphians in Searchlight
Unit, CoIors Decorated, Land
at Newport News
ILLUMINATED THE SIX Y

Phiadelphians who served in the only
American scarchlight regiment. and ono
which bears on its colors the dcCoratio
of the Croix dc Guerre, arrived today
at Newport News, and will be dcmobil-
lied in a few weeks.
The regiment is the Fifty; sixth, Flu
gineers. which fought with five British
armies and three French army corps.
and was cited by the French high com
mand three times. The men who re
turned today were members of Head
quarters Companies A. B and G. the
last companies of the regiment to get
home.
They returned on the Rijndam. which
also brought several hospitals from
France, among them Base Hospital Al.
of the University of Virginia This
unit includes a Philadclphan. Sergeant
Bruce c. Lightncr, Of 2G Millbournr
avenue.
Many Philadcphians also were among
the casuals aboard, coming home as
members of Casual Company GIG.
Picked Out German "Birds.'
The men of the Fifty sixth Engineers
saw as thrilling service as any which
fell to the lot of an American regiment.
. Thcir work was to illuminate the sky
at night in search of German air raiders.
They did their work in the face of trc-
mendous hazards at st. Mihicl, Amiens
and in many other sectors.
In four nights at st. Mihicl these
three companies of the Fifty sixth dis
covered and illuminated with their huge
searchlights fifty four birds. aS the
night flying German raiders were called.
= One of these was brought to earth by
rife fire from the company. feat
. rarely duplicated during tho war.
The regiment took thrilling part in
the Muse Argonnc ffensivc. covering the
entire front Of the first American army
and a part of the second. Their work
was recognized in many citations, and
Il score of the men wear French and
american decorations for galantry.
The Rijndam brought home also sonc
hundreds of sick and wounded men, and
about fifty Red Cross nurses.
PhiIadelphians on Ship
Among the Philadclphians on the
transport were:
Fifty sixth Enginecrs-Wiliam F..
I;radlcy. West Philadelphia Second
Lieutenant Albert f. Fawlcy, 5133
Parrish street, West Philadelphia; Ed =
ward Faltenbachcr. Al East Bringhurst
street; George +. Kraft. 3630 North
Seventeenth street; Albert j. Moser,
2l40 North Park avenue; Charles
Garabarini, 1903 Morris street: George
+. Lemon. 41G1 Terrace street; Peter
Mintcns, 3004 North Fourth street :
William Carroll, 2135 South Third
street Vincent j. Griffin, jj43 Devon
street, Germantown.
Gerard r. Stcib, 144l North Fifth
a street; Joseph l.. Graham. 1899 South
Mole street: Daniel J. Coilcm. 1S0S
North Twenty eighth street. Joseph
Giandonato. 1911 South Sixteenth
street; Harry G. Wren, - South Six
ty-tirst street; Second Lieutenant
Alonzo J. Parsons, 4037 Spruce street
John A. Bauer, 2749 North GRAFT
street; Charles +. Kilroy, 24O5 Eas
Huntington street; Harry l.. Bowc
2641 Girard avenue; George II. Krcus
tie. 1900 North Daricn street.
Edward Seibold, 300S Emerald street
John =. Drew. 414 North Fifty eight
street; Edward X. Maybin, 2l9 NortI
Eleventh street; James Grow, III
South Twenty third street; Charles A
Barnes, 1850 South Lee street: DAME
J. Barr, 2602 South Mildred street
Harry X. Eastlack. 1889 North Fifty
third street; Harold $. CunncfTc. 12t
Race street: Frederick Armstrong. 394:
North Eighth street; James j. Fchol
2O15 Tasker street. Howard r. Ru
dolph, 2051 BoudinOt street
Harlicks French. 5212 Kcrshav
street; John NJ. Jack. 2079 Grant,,
street; Alexander &. Bockciman, Ill
Skunk street. James G. McNcilis. 7231
Boyer street, Mt. Airy: Alfred Boone
Patrick +. Bodkin, 231S South Thir,
street; Robert II. Stein, 23O4 Oxfor,
street; Daniel +. Stewart. 100 Eas
Maryland street; Grover G. Keuhnc
S3S North Twenty first street; Ray
4 mOnd kemmerle G629 Ross street.
Casual Company G3G-William G
Coope, 2210 North Camac street IIarr
~ Kessler, 256S North Hollywood street
Y Herbert e. Ryan, 2506 Oxford street
David d. Daley, Nikola Di Campli
1888 South Monitor street; Victor "
Gibson, S47 North Twenty mint
street; John +. Griffith, 5I23 Sort
Second street; Harry G.. Scanlon. -
West Somerset street; Robert V. Char
man, 552o Walnut street