Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-01
HIGH HONOR FOR
SOLDIER DEAD
South Amboy Pays Tribute to
4 Who Died in France Dur
ing the War
(By Evening News Correspondent

SOUTH AMBOY, Aug. 1.-Solemn
tribute was paid yesterday to John
Render. Charles Walezak, Frank
wierczorkowski, and Charles Smith,
the four local heroes who made the
supreme sacrifice. The bodies OF
these men arrived in this city on
Tuesday night and laid in state at
their various homes until yesterday
when the bodies of Charles Walczak
and Frank Wierczorkowski, were
taken to the Sacred Heart churcn at
10:20. where a high mass of requiem
was celebrated. The body of Charles
Smith was taken to st. Mary's church
at 10:45. where mass was celebrated
by Rev. f. c.. Grifren. The funeral
services for John Render were held
at 2 o'clock in the Methodist Epis-
copal church, and were in charge of
Rev. George w. Able. Eight men in
uniform from the ranks of the Luke
A. Lovely Post, American Legion of
this city. acted as p~all-bearers.
After the church services the flag
draped cofins were taken to the
High school auditorium. where they
laid in state until 3 o'clock, when full
military honors were given them.
The auditorium was packed to its
capacity and hundreds of the people
had to remain outside while the mill
itary services were going on. The
four collins were almost completely
hidden from view by the flowers
from friends and relatives.
Leo j. Coakley of the American
Legion OF this city. reviewed the life
of the departed heroes. After the
services at the auditorium the body
Of John Render was taken to Christ
church cemetery. where the firing
squad fired a volley over his last
resting place and taps were sounded:
Following the services at Christ
church cemetery. the bodies of the
other men were escorted to st.
Y Mary's and to the Sacred Heart bury
Ing ground where each received the
same respect. Taps and the volley of
shots at the former cemetery ana
the same at the Sacred Heart.
The funeral march held up traffic
for over thirty minutes. the line ex-
tending from Broadway on Main
street, to Washington avenue at Eel
kus street.
CORPORAL Frank Wieczorkowski.
Of Company c. seth Infantry, Fourth
Division. was one Of the many boys
Of the Sacred Heart parish to serve
during the world war. and n of the
Xix boys of the parish to make the su-
preme sacrifice. He was born in this
city. January s, 1896. and attended
the Sacred Heart school.
On August II. 1917, he enlisted
In the United States army at Fort
Elocum. N. Y. and was later sent
to Syracuse. After a period of train.
Ing there he was tent to North Caro-
lima, and then to Long Island. He
sailed to France. arriving overseas
/, Nav 10. 4 3s
On AUG ust 4. less than a year after
his enlistment. he was severely in
jured in battle and died the next day
from his wounds.
He is survived by a widowed mo-
Their, two brothers and a sister. all OF
whom live in the Melrose section az
the city. and two sisters who are
LnaeuHeae of the Felician Sisterhood
1t Lodi, N. j. Undertaken Frank
Maliszewski was in charge of the
funeral arrangements. ~
John Render. Private. first class,
was born September 10, 1895. the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Render of Rar-
ttan street. He was called to the
colors when twenty-five years or
age, he was sent to Camp Dix. and
there he became a member of the
78thsDiv1sion, or the Lightning Divi-
sion, assigned to company G. S1Oth
Infantry.
He sailed overseas with his COM
pany and arrived at Dover. England.
on June 4. 1918. He later crossed the
English Channel and landed at Ca
laia France. He was sent into ac-
ton at st. Mihiel and was killed on
the night Of September 20. while
holding the lines in the Bots Mon
tagne. st. Mihiel.
The deceased is survived by a wife.
and one child. He was a member of
Christ Episcopal church of this city.
Charles Smith. one of the mos
popular men of this city, went to
Camp Dix on September %, 1917,
then to Camp Green. Arriving IN
France he was sent into h lines
with Co. d, 8th Machine Gun Bat
talon of the Third Division. Five
times he was sem into action, and on
one Of these times was wounded IN
the head and died in the hospital.
Charles Walczak was another or
this cfty's boys of Polish extraction
who gave his life for his country. He
was called into service on September
%, 1917.
He saw a great deal of action as a
member of Co. A, 3rd Infantry, be-
ing in several of the principal battles
Of the war. He was wounded by a
machine CUR bullet. He died In a
hospital on October 20. 1918.
Private Walczak was a member or
the Sacred Heart parish. He Is sur
vived by both parents. two brothers
and three sisters.