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

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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

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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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Tli 919( I Cdt fea ei ' M w HELEN M. SARGENT, A. B., ' 05 Helen M. Sargent, of Lincoln, died of influ- enza at Ft. Slocum, Long Island, October 20, 1918. She enlisted as a Red Cross nurse in August, was sent to Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, September 4, and was selected for overseas duty in October. When she reached New York, the influenza epidemic was raging and she was sent to Ft. Slocum to assist in the nursing. Here she herself fell a victim to the disease. MONES JOHNSON HAWLEY, Ex- ' 13 Lieut. Hawley enlisted in the Coast Artillery at the beginning of the war, receiving his commission in that branch of the service in November, 1917. During the summer of 1918, he sailed for France and took part in the fighting until the armistice was signed. While with the Army of Occupation, he be- came sick with spinal meningitis, which was the cause of his death In March, 1919. His home was at Nebraska City, Nebraska. RICHARD L. HARRIS. Ex- ' 10 Sgt. Harris, Co. F, 355th Infantry, 89th Di- vision, enlisted October 4. 1918. He received training at Camp Funston, sailed for France in the latter part of May, and was severely wounded October 22nd, in the fighting in the Argonne Forest. He was transferred to a hospital In Washington, D. C, where he died from the effects of the wounds he received In action. His home was at Lincoln, Neb. CHARLES C. PULIS, A. B., Ex- ' 96 Colonel Pulis, after successfully braving the hardest battles of the war, died of pneu- monia on IVIarch 14, 1919, at Hoboken, New Jersey. Colonel Pulls entered the service In the Spanish-American war, during which war he was in the 3rd Nebraska regiment under Col. W. J. Bryan. During the San Francisco earthquake, while on duty, he was severely injured. In the late war, he took part in the Dun-Sur-IVleuse action and also saw service at Brieulles, Bois de Chaune, Bois Bolt Cheue, and Brant Mon- tagne. His home was at San Francisco, California. H. T. PATTERSON Colonel Patterson was at an eastern camp waiting for overseas orders when, because of some minor physical defect, he was relieved of the command of his regiment and was not allowed to sail with them. Having lost hope of ever sailing for France, he became very despondent and committed suicide shortly after his regiment had sailed. ROBERT B. UNDERWOOD, M. D.. ' 04 Capt. Underwood, of Memphis, Tennessee, had been with the American Red Cross Hos- pital at Rouen, France, since the signing of the armistice. While aiding in reconstruc- tion work, he became sick with pneumonia, which resulted in his death March 22, 1919. —21—