NEWS: Blair County, PA, War Casualties, Wednesday, August 14, 1918 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ BLAIR COUNTIANS PAY SUPREME SACRIFICE FOUR OF ALTOONA'S SONS AND FOUR OF TYRONE AND VICINITY Three From Altoona, One of Newburg, One of Duncansville, One of Bellwood Listed Among the Severely Wounded War Department Sends Official Telegrams Notifying Relatives of Casualties From July 28 to August 7 - Dead Are Henry O. Brandt, Harry E. Chilcoat, Riley A. Walker, David Carson, Howard Gardner, Charles Norman, Warren Stiver and George Briggs One Warriorsmark and seven Blair county service stars changed abruptly from blue to gold yesterday when yellowish slips bearing names of as many young soldiers who fought and died on the west front battlefields were received by their relatives from the war department office at Washington. Sadness entered six other homes in the city, Newburg, Duncansville and Bellwood during the late afternoon as messages telling of severe wounds suffered by a sextette of 110th infantrymen arrived. The long expected casualty report as a result of the intensive fighting last month in which Pennsylvania troops participated largely, is comparative small and others will doubtlessly be received in steady succession. KILLED IN ACTION Corporal Henry O. Brandt, 1609 Twelfth street, Altoona Private Riley A. Walker, 309 Howard avenue Private Harry E. Chilcoat, 2215 Beale avenue Mechanician David Carson, 430 Second avenue Private Howard Gardner, Tyrone Private Charles E. Norman, Tyrone Private Warren Stiver, Warriorsmark Private George Briggs, Sinking Valley SEVERELY WOUNDED Sergeant Harry A. Smith, Newburg Corporal Arthur A. Glunt, 5820 Sixth avenue, Eldorado Corporal John D. Wolf, 809 Eighth street Private Morris J. Mathews, 303 East Bell avenue Corporal J. Wesley Colabine, Bellwood Corporal Harry F. Brubaker, Duncansville All the young men were identified with Company G and other units in the 110th regiment, Pennsylvania infantry, comprising a part of the Twenty-eighth or Keystone division. Several, including the Tyrone boys, were with Colonel George A. Kemp of the old Third regiment, who was stationed here nearly six months after America's war declaration. Brief telegraphic advices were sent to the parents or friends of the killed or wounded soldiers by Adjutant General McClain, Washington, and in each instance relatives of the wounded men were informed nothing further was available at present as the department had received no other intelligence. The Tyrone infantrymen are the first soldiers from that town to make the sacrifice supreme. THE DEAD [Blair County Obituary links] HARRY E. CHILCOAT http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/obits/chilcoat-harry-e.txt RILEY A WALKER http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/obits/walker-riley-a.txt DAVID F. CARSON http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/obits/carson-david-f.txt HOWARD GARDNER http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/obits/gardner-howard.txt HENRY O. BRANT http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/obits/brant-henry-o.txt CHARLES E. NORMAN http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/obits/norman-charles-e.txt GEORGE BRIGGS http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/obits/briggs-george.txt THE WOUNDED SERGEANT SMITH WAS SHOPHAND Sergeant Harry A. Smith, of Company G, 110th infantry, is the son of Francis A. Smith, Altoona R.F.D. No. 2, Newburg, and was severely wounded in action on July 28. He is 23 years old and has been a member of the county national guard unit more than three years. Employed as a shophand in No. 3 erecting shop before going to the Mexican border with the organization, the sergeant passed the tests and went to Camp Hancock, Ga., for intensive pre-war training. He has been a sergeant for several years. He is single. He family were unaware of his condition until the Tribune apprised them last night, but later the official notification was received. PRIVATE MATHEWS HURT JULY 29 Private Morris J. Mathews is the son of Charles W. Mathews, of 303 East Bell avenue, and was severely wounded on July 29 during the action against the Hun advance. He is another Company G boy and enlisted in 1917. ELDORADO CORPORAL WOUNDED Mrs. Catherine J. Glunt, of 5820 Sixth avenue, Eldorado, was apprised of her son, Corporal Arthur A. Glunt, being badly wounded during an infantry engagement on July 28. The young man has been in service a lengthy period in the 110th regiment and the organizations whose inception dates back to many years before the war outbreak. Corporal Glunt was called home shortly before the 110th left Camp Hancock by the illness of his mother at the Altoona hospital. He was assigned the duty of taking two deserters back to the command after he had visited his mother, his family and friends here. It was his good bye to his people for shortly afterwards the regiment sailed overseas. CORPORAL WOLF WAS AT BORDER Corporal John P. Wolf, of company G, 110th regiment, was a veteran of the command and saw service on the Mexican border. He was severely wounded on July 28, according to the telegram received by his wife, Mrs. Morgoret [sic] Wolf, at her home, 809 Eighth street, about 8 o'clock last evening. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wolf, were at home when the news arrived. He will be aged 24 years next month and before enlisting in company G he was employed in the Seventh street bolt shop. He has a wife and a child 1 year old. The family only recently received letters from him saying he was well, was taking good care of himself and that all the boys were eager to get a chance at the Huns. CORPORAL COLABINE A BELLWOOD BOY Corporal John Wesley Colabine was one of the 110th boys, of company L, to fall severely wounded in battle on July 28. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Colabine, of Bellwood, received the official telegram last evening. Young Colabine enlisted at Altoona in the spring of 1917, in the Third regiment, under Colonel Kemp. DUNCANSVILLE SOLDIER HURT. Corporal Harry F. Brubaker, also a National Guardsman, received his wounds inaction July 29. He is the son of Jacob Brubaker, of Duncansville, and enlisted with company G early in 1917. Altoona Tribune, Wednesday morning, August 14, 1918, pages 1, 10