University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Ifl» 1 Tg?H919i i WALDO CORNELL ARENDT, Ex- ' 19 Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Arendt, of Lin- coln, Nebraska, enlisted in the aviation service, December 8, 1917. He W(as sent to Brooks Field, Texas, and remained there un- til September 16, 1918. From there, he went to New York City, where he was taken III while waiting for overseas orders. On Sep- tember 29, he died at Aviation Hospital, Gar- den City, New York. IVANHOE K. IVIETZ, Agr. ' 17 On September 18, 1917, Corporal Metz en- listed In the Marines and was sent to Paris Island, South Carolina. On February 8, 1918, he was transferred to Quantico, Virginia, and attached to the 92nd Company, 10th Regiment, U. S. Marines, Field Artillery. Eight months later he sailed for France. Before seeing any actual fighting, he con- tracted bronchial pneumonia, which was the cause of his death on October 14, 1918. His home was at Quakertown, Pennsylvania. I csBSk si -m EDWIN B. ZWINK, Ex- ' 17 Edwin B. Zwink was practicing dentistry at Eustis, Nebraska, when he was called Into the service in September, 1518. He was sent to Camp Cody, New Mexico, where he became sick with pneumonia in the latter part of October and died on November 7, 1918. FRED PHILBRICK, Ex- ' 19 Lieut. Fred Philbrick, of Fullerton, Nebras- ka, went to the first officers training camp at Ft. Snelling, enlisting in the artillery, but later he was transferred to the Air Service. On October 2, 1917, he sailed for France, and shortly after his arrival, he was assigned to the 28th Aero Squadron. On October 16, 1918, Lieut. Philbrick ' s father received a gov- ernment telegram, stating that he had been missing since September 18th. He was last seen far over the German lines, and it is believed his plane was brought down in flames behind the German lines. i —19—

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el Tfi 919 gg ROBERT WILLIAMS, Ex- ' 09 Robert Williams, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was a member of the 355th Infantry, Co. G. While doing patrol duty in the St. IVlihiel sector, he received seven wounds, which re- sulted in his death on September 5, 1918. He graduated from the University of Ne- braska In 1909. FRANCIS LEWIS DEBRUNNER, Ex- ' 20 Francis DeBrunner entered the service at Camp Funston, September 5, 1917. He was a member of Company A, 355th Infantry, 89th Division, which sailed for France in May, 1918. He was gassed In a battle on August 8th, and succumbed to the effects September 9, 1918. ICS sSk - ISAAC F. HALVERSTADT, LL.B., Ex- ' 19 Isaac Haiverstadt enlisted in the Navy, Jan- uary 5, 1918. He was stationed at Camp Perry, Great Lakes Naval Station, as a sec- ond class seaman when stricken with pneu- monia, which resulted in his death Septem- ber 24, 1918. He formerly lived at Lincoln, Nebraska. I I,; i I I WJ TAYLOR E. LEWIS, Ex- ' 19 Sgt. Taylor E. Lewis enlisted January 5, 1918, at Camp Funston, Kansas. On June 2, he sailed for France, and after two months ' training behind the lines, he went into the trenches the first of August. In the first day ' s advance in the St. Mlhiel region, he was severely wounded by bursting shrapne and died of these wounds September 30, 1918, Taylor was a sergeant in Co. L, 355th Infan- try, 89th Division. - —IS—

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1 Tf;ri919 M i Cofiitetakef )) i HAROLD T. SANDUSKY, ' 20 Harold T. Sandusky died of Spanish influ- enza on December 8, 1918, while attend- ing the S. A. T. C. at the University of Ne- braska. At the time of his death, he was acting sergeant of his company. His home was at Sterling, Nebraska. PAUL J. PETERSON, ' 20 Paul J. Peterson, ' 20, of Neligh, Nebraska, died of Spanish influenza, October 19, 1918, while serving in the S. A. T. C, University of Nebraska. Paul attended the R. O. T. C. camp at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and upon his return to the University, he enlisted In the S. A. T. 0. At the time of his death, he was an acting sergeant. RALPH FERDINAND PERSO, ' 20 Ralph Perso entered school as a junior this year, and enlisted in the S. A. T. C. While In the Corps, he became sick with Influenza, which developed into pneumonia, causing his death. His home was at Dalton, Nebraska. PAUL S. YOUNG, ' 21 Paul S. Young, of Nebraska City, was a sophomore in the University. In the fall, he enlisted in the S. N. T. C. Soon after the outbreak of the Influenza epidemic, he became a victim of the disease and suc- cumbed to It on October 5, 1918. —20— I