Evening journal., 1921-07-12
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awaited as to when the body will be
shipped home.
Private Gallagher, before being
drafted into the service was an en-
ploye Of the mechanical department
of The Evening Journal and prev
ious to that time had been employed
as a linotype operator on The Morn
ing News and the Philadelphia
Ledger. He was sent to Camp Dix
from wilmington and was at that
oantonment three weeks before going
overseas. Although never having
! the opportunity to get back to Will
mington after entering the service
Lin. as he was popularity known.
called up his parents by telephone
every morning he was at Camp Dix.
He was born in the house in which
/ he lived all his life and will be buried
from there. He was % years old.
Gallagher was killed In action five
months after entering the service.
near Thiacourt. He had been out
with a raiding party dynamiting Ger
man "pillboxes," when on the return
to the company quarters the party
had some difficulty in getting
through the barbed wire entangle-
+ ments. An enemy shell burst di-
rectly over the detail and Gallagher
and one Of his "buddies" we're killed
instantly. Another member OF the
party was so badly wounded that he
died the next day. Gallagher was
killed by "a piece OF the shrapnel
! II Ill
Some time after the signing OF the
arraistice and the boys had com,
home "Lin's" top sergeant VISITED
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher and tolt
them in detail how their boy had
paid the supreme sacrifice.
The sergeant who had been will
the raiding party told how he haS
to hurry on to headquarters to carr,
message to the effect that the Ger
mans we're advancing. He cam
to work in Wilmington a short tim
, after the close Of the war. His nam
, was not remembered by Mrs Gal
= llagher who said she thought he hai
0 moved to some other city.
@ At first all Of the bodies OF thos
- killed when the shell burst wer
; buried in one grave at divisiona
y headquarters in Limey, France
s CSallaghers remains were later re
Q buried at the Commune Of Regnie
Vile, en-, Haye Meurthe-et- Mosell'
from where they were disinterred
Is be brought home.
Gallagher entered the service @
April 26, 1913, when he was sent
Camp Dix. The reason for h
short stay at the cantonment WI
that he was transferred TO div
sion which was being made up
go overseas. He was member
: Company c, SO3rd Engineers.
Word of his death was receiv,
by his family on Friday october
and on the following Tuesday, h
brother. Evan W. died, a victim
1.-THE Spanish influenza epidemic No
lg man H, another brother was er
ployed by The Evening Journal
TX years and is now in Passaic. n.
q. He will be home for the funer
10 Roland s., the youngest broth
n makes his home with his paren
u They are the remaining two of
ne family OF four boys.
LIN" Gdllagher Will De Durl
with full military honors. Arranl
on ments for the funeral will be ma
en- as soon as word is received from I
ne War Department that the body I
~ been shipped
The War Department has a
ne notified relatives of Harry HadleY
an former member Of the 59th Pion
Regiment Of the arrival of his be
from overseas. Private Hadley '
sh- killed in an explosion with seve
other soldiers of the 59th.
ars body of the young soldier will
IT. inferred at Tiwnsend where he III
'nu previous to the war. Omcials
IN the American Legion will n
.eu charge of the funeral.
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