NEWS: C. W. PAGE Writes Home, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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CORPORAL C. W. PAGE SAFE WITH COMPANY G IN FANCE

CORPORAL C. W. PAGE* [photo]

  A letter received from Corporal C. W. Page a day or two ago by relatives in 
the city is the first news of the soldier boy since he landed safely on the 
other side.  Recently rumors were put in circulation that he had been wounded 
and was in a base hospital, but these have proved unfounded.
  Page enlisted in Company G, Tenth Regiment, N.G.P., in February, 1916, and 
went with the command to the Mexican border.  When the command returned home 
he entered the Pennsy shops at Fourth street, worked for a few months and 
then went to Joliet, Ill, where he remained until he was summoned home to 
rejoin the Tenth and go to Camp Hancock for training for the big world war.  
At Camp Hancock he was made a kitchen sergeant but on reaching the other side 
he was made a corporal, having been transferred to another branch of service 
with four bombers and four messengers under his command.  He says in his 
letter that he has seen sights that are beyond description and are incentive 
enough to make any red-blooded American fight.

Altoona Tribune, Monday morning, August 19, 1918, page 10

Note: The 1910 Federal census shows C. Watson Page, age 14, son of Charles W. 
and Maria A. Page, living in 12th Ward, Altoona.