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Fegley, McMonagle, McCarthy, and Speck articlesEntry/Object ID
2013.13.1.117a-bDescription
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 114.
Two newspaper clippings are glued to page 114.
The first, 114a and the top clipping, has two photographs, one each of Sergeant Victor H. Fegley and the other of Sergeant Hugh Joseph McMonagle. Fegley was a member of Company B, 321st Machine Gun Battalion, of Philadelphia. He was wounded in battle. McMonagle was a member of Company F, 314th Infantry, of Chestnut Hill. He was killed in battle.
The second of the two clippings, 114b, is actually a composite of two articles. The first of these two articles bears the headline "Sacrificed Rank in Vain: Germantown Soldier Didn't Get 'Crack at Kaiser' After All" and notes: "Fearing he would not reach the front-line trenches and would fail to get a 'crack at the kaiser,' D. J. McCarthy, 5662 Matthew street, Germantown, succeeded in having himself demoted from sergeant major to corporal. His sacrifice, however, was in vailn, as he was still awaiting orders to advance when the armistice was signed." The second portion of this article exclaims "Spanish Ways Alluring: American Sailor Marries Fifteen-Year-Old Girl at Ponta Delgada." It continues with "Spanish characteristics proved too alluring for at least one Philadelphia sailor on duty in the Azores, and James G. Speck, Jr., wirtes his parents that he is married and will bring home his bride in about two months. Mr. and Mrs. G. Speck, 218 East Gorgas street, Germantown, are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their daughter-in-law, who is but fifteen years old and comes from one of the most influential families in Ponta Delgada." Both portions of the article include photographs of their associated subjects.
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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