Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-16
LEGION HELPS
ANOTHER HERO
HeImetta Man Gets Treat
ment Due to Red Cross and
Legion Action


HELMETTA, April 16-Albert
Rosnick, veteran of the Worlds
War, who was found critically i'll at
the home of his. father-in-law,
Michael Witkowski, without medical
attention and about to give up In
despair and entered into a new fife
by the prompt attention given him
by the members of the American
Legion and other activities of the
Veterans Wan Bureau.
me publication in these columns
OF the condition of Rosnick brought
quick and willing response fro n
MRS. Harold j. DaVall, Mrs. William
van Pelt of the Women's Auxil-
larry; Rev. Thomas Kearney, of st.
James Catholic church; the New
brunswick Chapter of the Red Gross
and Joseph Deegan of Perth Amboy
Oh the American Legion, and Will
lam Franklin, service. officer OF the
HelEletta Post. American Legion.
Rosnick tells the following story:
When America decided to enter
n war, | was but fifteen years and
was working for my father, at Hell
meta. 1 went to Newark and en-
listed in the Regulars and was as
signed to Company X, 18th Infantry,
on February Z, 1917. This was the
First Division and were known as
n GYPSY Division owing to the
many transfers. We sailed for
ans in July following the enter
ing of America into the war and
went into action several months af-
ter arriving in France.
AS far as l can recall our
outfit were engaged on every front
of the war and several times on fhe
same front. I was gassed in the
Meuse-Argonne battles and was
given temporary aid at the first aid
station. In the great scissors Bat
Tie one company came in hand to
.nand battles with the Huns and I
received an injury in the right hand
Ihis was not reported to my officer
as we could find no officer Cor time
n gave myself treatment. To find
your omcer was a hard matter as
they were killed off so rapidly.
"At the scissors battle / was
wounded in the knee by a piece of
shrapnel and was too busy to make
any report of this injury. Other
battles that I took part in reported
on my discharge are Luneville Sec
tor, Toule sector, Cantigny sector
Saizerais, st. Mihiel and Montdidor.
Many other minor engagements
were our lot inc when the armisti:e
was signed in November, 1918, our
outfit was marching to the front.
My illness is traceable from the
time / arrived at Camp Zachary
Taylor, at Louisville, Kentucky. I
was in the hospital for three weeks
and was troubled with the effects
of casing. My whole body was
swollen n boils all over my body
When l recovered l was given my
discharge and was so glad to get
away from the service that l an
swered any question given me that
gave me a clear bill of health.'
After leavinb Camp Taylor I
come ia Philadelphia and tried to
work, but was unable to after thrse
weeks. l sought medical attention
ated on the Mckinley hospital,
Trenton, by DR.. Mccullough, and
nave been under the treatment Of
doctors ever since until now l am
unable to work at all. / have been
told that my claim was disallows id
in 1928, but 1 was never notified
to that effect. All l ask is that the
government give me what is due as
IL gave them my best when in good
health. Rosnick is married and is
expecting the stork at any time
to call at his home.
Rosnick was taken before Mr..
Deegan at Perth Amboy on Friday
and was given an examination by
DR.. Naulty Of that place, and found
to be suffering from an aggravated
case of blood poisoning and a rec
ommendation given that Rosnick be
taken to Newark for permanent
treatment by government doctors.
His whole body is badly swollen and
it is with difficulty that he can walk
about the house.