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World War I scrapbook: "Germantown's Roll of Honor"Entry/Object ID
2013.13.1.13Description
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 13
Includes a September 19, 1917 "Germantown's Roll of Honor" clipping of World War I dead in the 22nd Ward, from unknown Germantown [?] newspaper. Those who died included Canadian Mounted Rifleman David G. Cooke, Canadian Mounted Rifleman Collins A. Cooke, Private Patrick J. Crawford of 236 Berkley Street, aviator Benjamin R. Woodworth of 4617 Newhall Street, Lieutenant Warden McLean of 2821 Queen Lane, Corporal Alexander Smiley of 152 Manheim Street, Seaman Ralph A. Rittenhouse of Johnson Street in Blue Bell Hill, Seaman William H. Hedges of 5549 Pulaski Avenue, Seaman George Christian Markel of 258 East Phil-Ellena Street, Captain Walter L. Foulke of 243 West Tulpehocken Street, Ernest L. Bardsley of 85 Church Lane, Private Richard K. Fox of 2035 Eastburn Street, Private Gerald F. Speck of 218 East Gorgas Street [Lane], Private Franklin A. Dick of Graver's Lane, Chestnut Hill; Clark Brockway Nichol of 351 Pelham Road, a member of the American Flying Corps; Lieutenant Henry Howard Houston Woodward of Chestnut Hill, George P. Shepherdson of 49 West Mount Airy Avenue, Lieutenant Mortimer Park Crane of 6440 Greene Street, Lieutenant Paul Kurtz of 507 Manheim Street, Lieutenant Alfred R. Bolay of 99 Weaver Street, Second Lieutenant Thomas H. Miles Jr. of 610 West Upsal Street, Private Thomas Waterhouse of 5363 Belfield Avenue, Private John Earner of 169 East Tulpehocken Street, Corporal John N. Gravener of 628 Naomi Avenue [Street], Seaman George T. Heiser of 226 East Bringhurst Street, Private Stanley H. Berry of 187 Weaver Street, Private William Merkle of 6667 Germantown Avenue, Sergeant E. F. Yearsley of 5609 Baynton Street, Corporal Jacques A. Fiechter, Private James G. Fleming of 5230 Pulaski Avenue, Lieutenant John H. B. Quinn of 5539 Pulaski Avenue, Private Dominick Biotto of 328 East Rittenhouse Street, Private Tony Cimino of 401 West Mount Pleasant Avenue, Private Charles J. Houston of 5644 Chew Street [Avenue], Sergeant Clement C. Kite of 7426 Boyer Street, Private J. Preston, Private William J. Reape of 1333 East Haines Street, Lieutenant Henry Howard Houston II of Chestnut Hill, Corporal Charles L. Beatty of 6000 Germantown Avenue, Seaman William J. Cleveland of 6208 Clearview Street, Private Harry Linaka of 154 Meehan Avenue, Albert H. Lyons of 5612 Heiskell Street, and Tony Renaldi of 5537 Baynton Street.
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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