Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1919 — IRVINGTON BOY, BADLY WOUNDED, HOME ON LEAVE. [ARTICLE]

IRVINGTON BOY, BADLY WOUNDED, HOME ON LEAVE.

The picture of Robert Hall and the following article appeared in this, the Tuesday, issue of the Indianapolis Star. Young Hall’s father was for a number of years pastor of the First Christian church of the city. Robert Hall, Irvington boy, who lost a leg in service overseas, is home on a thirty-day leave of absence from the Brooklyn Navy Yard hospital. He is the son of the Rey. T. A. Hall, of 5339 University avenue. He enlisted in the marines April 22, 1918, while a junior at/ Shortridge high school. He received his training at Parts Island and was sent across in June and saw service in July in the battle of Soissons. On October 1 his regiment began active duty in _the battle of Champagne and four days later he received three machine gun bullets above his heart and one in his spine and his right leg was shattered so badly that it had to be amputated just below the hip. Ball was treated in several hospitals in France before being returned to this country, April 20. He is still stationed at the Brooklyn hospital waiting for an artificial leg, but expects to receive his discharge next fall in time to return to Shortridge high school. Before entering the service Hall was one of the North Side school’s best all-round athletes, playing on the baseball and basket ball teams. Hall's brother, James, was in the service at Purdue university.