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Lieutenant Richard Jarden predictionsEntry/Object ID
2013.13.1.98a-bDescription
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 96.
Two undated clippings from an unknown newspaper [or newspapers] are glued to page 96. The first, 96a, bears the headline "Wounded Twice and Gassed: Member of 109th Infantry Was at Front on Nov. 11, However." The article continues: "Charles Reeves, nineteen, a member of Company B., 109th Infantry, fought in nearly all the big battles in which American soldiers prominently figured. He was wounded twice and gassed twice but was in a front line trench at Metz, November 11, when the fighting ceased. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reeves, 1119 E. Chelten av., Germantown. He served on the Mexican border and went to Camp Hancock in July, 1917," etc. A red star is affixed to the page, adjacent to the article.
The second of the two articles, 96b, bears the headline "Given Medal for Valor: Bayard Wharton, Germantown, Rescued British Aviator." The article continues with "The silver medal for valor has been awarded Bayard Wharton, son of Henry Wharton, 8623 Germantown avenue, according to news received today from Italian army headquarters overseas. Young Wharton, formerly a football stars [sic] of the Chestnut Hill Academy team, was one of three ambulance men who swam the Brenta River, on the Alpine slopes, last May and rescued a British aviator after two Italians had drowned in the attempt. At first the feat was attributed to an American soldier whose name was not known, but he was later identified as Private Wharton, sixteen years old, member of the American Red Cross Ambulance Service," etc. Photographs of both men are included with their associated articles.
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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