OBIT: Homer W. EARL, 1918, Trafford, Westmoreland County, PA

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ALTOONA MOTHER GETS NEWS OF SON'S DEATH
Mrs. J. J. Flynn, of West Chestnut Avenue, Learns Fate of Boy Wounded in
Action

   Sergeant Homer W. Earl, of Company A, Eleventh United States infantry,
died July 10 somewhere in France of wounds received in action.  This was
the sad news received by the mother of the soldier, Mrs. J. J. Flynn, of
2317 West Chestnut avenue, yesterday morning.  The telegram of
notification had been sent to Trafford City, her former home, and was
forwarded here by a sister.
   Mrs. Flynn did not know of her son being injured as the telegram sent
out from Washington was also sent to the woman's former address.  She
resided there until last April with her family and upon her marriage to
Mr. Flynn in April last she came to this city with members of her family
and took up her residence in the Ninth ward.
   Sergeant Earl was aged 24 years and enlisted at Detroit while on a
vacation there in August 1915.  He was with Pershing's force in Mexico.
Previous to entering the army he was employed as a car repairman at
Trafford, Pa.  He is survived by his mother, step-father and five
brothers, Ollie Earl, at Camp Dix; Ross Earl, at Fort Benjamin Harrison
and William, Paul and Charles, at home.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday morning, July 27, 1918, page 10