Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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JOSEPH J. LEONARD. Died of pneumonia October Six-teenth, 1918. Buried at Morn Hall Cemetery, England. Enlisted June, 1917. Leonard was one of the first Marquette men to be a victim of pneumonia. Shortly after his arrival at Portsmouth, England, he became ill and died four days later at Shirley Hospital, Shirley, England. The following letter was received by his father from Lieutenant A. M. Kiss of the communication department: “It is a matter of regret that I can give you no words from him during his last illness, since being stationed here I had no opportunity of visiting him. The interment at the cemetery at Morn Hall was with full military honors. The services were conducted by United States Army Chaplain McGuigan and Lieutenant W. J. O’Connor, representative of the American Red Cross. Three volleys were fired over the grave by a squad of non-commissioned officers and the impressive services were ended by the last call of taps.” THEODORE JOSEPH LINS, United States Navy. Bora October First, 1899. Died of influenza November Eighteenth, 1918. Buried at Spring Green. Enlisted September, 1918. Lins was transferred from the Navy to the Marquette Naval Unit and after ten days' illness died at St. Mary’s Hospital. Father Muehlmann officiated at an impressive naval service in Milwaukee and a detachment of twenty-four sailors and a lieutenant accompanied the casket to Spring Green, where the last funeral rites were conducted. He was buried with full military honors. Lins was a member of the Engineering department. He was in his freshman year at the University. - Twelve

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KAY THOMAS HULICK. First Field Battalion, attached to the Marines. Died of wounds and pneumonia November Twenty-fifth, 1918. Enlisted in the One Hundred Seventh Field Signal Corps April Ninth, 1917. Buried Mesnes Centre, France. Hulick was one of the first to enter the service and was a spectator of the horrible Tuscania disaster. After arriving in France he was attached to the Marines and took part in the battles of Chateau-Thierry, Belleau Wood and Soissons. According to letters received he was gaining rapidly at an Evacuation hospital when he suddenly developed pneumonia and died a few days before Thanksgiving Day. In his last illness, he was attended by Father Fox. Hulick was an Academy student and remained there two years taking the classical course. He enlisted four days after war was declared and made the supreme sacrifice upon the fields of France. Afl AUGUST W. HATH, Lieutenant Company H, One Hundred Second Infantry, Twenty-Sixth Division. Killed in action October Twenty-sixth, 1918. Enlisted May, 1917. Buried in cemetery in Commune of Moirey, Meuse, France. Kath received his commission at the First Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Sheridan and was assigned to Camp Custer from where he was sent to France. He took an active part at Argonne Forest and the Meuse offensive. He was killed by a machine bullet in the latter battle while leading his men over the top. Lieutenant Kath was a former Law student and attended the evening classes. He was admitted to the bar July, 1915, but left his profession to take his part in the world struggle. Eleven

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WILLARD G. MATHER, Company A, Marquette S. A. T. C. Born September Seventeenth, 1918. Died of influenza December Sixth, 1918. Buried at Apple-ton, Wisconsin. Enlisted September, 1918. Mather was registered in the Engineering department and after a short illness died of influenza. He graduated from Riverside High School and joined the S. A. T. C. unit at Marquette last fall. He was popular during the short time at Marquette and his pleasing personality and noble character was the keynote of his success and won him many friends wherever he went. Mather was given a military funeral at Appleton, Wisconsin. WALTER H. LUDWIG. Private. Company Eighteen, One Hundred Sixty-first Depot Brigade. Born July Ninth, 1894, Milwaukee. Died of pneumonia at Camp Grant, October Seventh, 1918. Enlisted May Twenty-seventh, 1918. Ludwig was about to enter an Officers’ Training Camp when he was stricken by pneumonia and passed into the Great Beyond, five months after the date of his enlistment. He entered Marquette Law school in 1913 and received his degree in the June of 1917. His father was the late John C. Ludwig, Judge of the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County. Up to the time of his enlistment Ludwig was employed in the law offices of his brother, Emil Ludwig.