Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-28
WEST FARVIEW
HEROES PRAISED
BY COMMANDERS
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. E. Carol Re-
ceive High Tributes in
Honor of Dead Sons

High testimonials in honor of the
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e:
Carol, of West FairView, who were
killed in France, are contained in
letters from their commanding Of
ficers, in which they inform Mr.. and
Mrs. Carol of the final resting
places of their sons.
owen Fl. Carol and c. II. Carol
are the names of the youths who
died overseas Both were cited as
good soldiers and brave, mem bers of
their companies, and the following
high tributes to their bravery have
been received by the parents:
From Lieut.. Fl. o. Felter, Com
pany II, 2Sth Division:
I'VE are in receipt of your letter
of October Z, 1918, in regard to the
death of your son, Charles Ii. Car
roll. He was killed in the battle
of Sissons, when the Americans be-
gan the attack which led to the
final defeat of Germany. He was
always a good soldier, true to the
American ideals. He was brave
and always anxious to do the right
thing. He has always had a good
reputation. and was liked by all the
men of Company III, l knew your
son, because 1 came overseas with
FL company also, and will say that
you may well be proud of all that
he has done, we, who have survived
the battles, grieve for the loss of
the men who fell, and you must be
consoled by the fact that your son
has gone to his Heavenly Father,
and that he died in the fight for
Freedom and Justice. The number
of his grave is known by the Grave
Registration Service.
C. II. Carroll had formerly be-
longed to Company D, of the old
Eighth Regiment of National
Guards and at the end of his term
he enlisted in the regular army in
Company G, 18th Infantry. He re-
ceived a medal as a sharpshooter,
and was honorably discharged at the
border of Mexico. He enlisted again
April IS, 1917, as a recruiting Of
ficer. He went to Benjamin Har-
rison, Indiana, and in October, 1917,
he went with Company II, 2Sth In
fantry to France, and lost his life
in action, July IS, 1918.
A letter from Captain Michael
Harte, Company E, Second Corps
Artillery Park, France.
Your letter of September 2Sth,
just received today and l will answer
Immediately, although I had writ
ten you before concerning the death
of your son. He was instantly
killed. and his personal effects have
already been sent to you. He was
buried in an American cemetery,
No. 10S and his body lies in grave
No. 147. This grave is in field
six miles north of Toul, and is kept
up by large American Red Cross
Hospital. A wreath given by the
comrades of his company was placed
on his grave. all the company send
their deepest sympathy to the
mother of our brave comrade."
A letter from Corporal Chester S.
Gildea, of the same company:
Just a few lines of consolation
from the boys of Battery e, of
which your son, Owen NJ. Carroll
was member. With all our hearts
we wish to sympathize with you,
for the loved one you have lost,
and wish to inform you how glad
we were to have had such a willing,
cheerful and obedient soldier asso-
ciated with us. He was every ready
to do q service for anybody he
could and considered the long sleep
less hours, and hard work that be-
fell him, as his part in the fight for
Democracy. You can we'll be proud
of his death, because he was killed
while doing his duty. He sleeps in
the heart Of grateful France, not
far from the graves of other heroes
such as Major Lufberry and 1t.
Blair Thaw. May his body rest in
place and his soul rest with his
Lord, in the Great Beyond. Mrs.
Carroll he is still your son and
our esteemed comrade and friend,
therefore this day we honor and
salute you as the mother of our
brave hero and friend"
The parents have decided to
leave the bodies of their sons rest
in France where they gave their
lives for freedom