A Private in the Army, he is listed as having "died of disease". There is no clarification
of just what disease, but when you think of WWI, you think of dysentery, cholera and typhoid as the main killers. There were also diseases spread by rats, poor hygiene and gangrene caused by trench foot, and ofcourse trench fever.....annoying yes, a killer, possible but not probable.
Rufus Lopez, service #3914247, Company 12. Enlisted August 6, 1918. He was a part of the Camp MacArthur S.R.D. (Service Replacement Depot) which is what that camp was for; located in Waco, TX. It closed in 1919.
Rufus Lopez's body left Brest, France on June 6, 1920, aboard the United States Army Transport vessel "Mercury", along with over 700 other deceased from the war. The ship arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 29, 1920.
I wonder a couple things ~ why did it take two years to recover his remains and get them home? Was he already interred somewhere and needed to be identified? How would they do that? Generally, the war dead were buried in local cemeteries with honors, or sometimes right away depending upon the circumstances.
I also wonder who Mrs. Cora Chloe Jutten is to Rufus....she and her husband are listed
as relatives, but Cora's maiden name was Brower. Maybe a cousin?
of just what disease, but when you think of WWI, you think of dysentery, cholera and typhoid as the main killers. There were also diseases spread by rats, poor hygiene and gangrene caused by trench foot, and ofcourse trench fever.....annoying yes, a killer, possible but not probable.
Rufus Lopez, service #3914247, Company 12. Enlisted August 6, 1918. He was a part of the Camp MacArthur S.R.D. (Service Replacement Depot) which is what that camp was for; located in Waco, TX. It closed in 1919.
Rufus Lopez's body left Brest, France on June 6, 1920, aboard the United States Army Transport vessel "Mercury", along with over 700 other deceased from the war. The ship arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 29, 1920.
I wonder a couple things ~ why did it take two years to recover his remains and get them home? Was he already interred somewhere and needed to be identified? How would they do that? Generally, the war dead were buried in local cemeteries with honors, or sometimes right away depending upon the circumstances.
I also wonder who Mrs. Cora Chloe Jutten is to Rufus....she and her husband are listed
as relatives, but Cora's maiden name was Brower. Maybe a cousin?
A Private in the Army, he is listed as having "died of disease". There is no clarification
of just what disease, but when you think of WWI, you think of dysentery, cholera and typhoid as the main killers. There were also diseases spread by rats, poor hygiene and gangrene caused by trench foot, and ofcourse trench fever.....annoying yes, a killer, possible but not probable.
Rufus Lopez, service #3914247, Company 12. Enlisted August 6, 1918. He was a part of the Camp MacArthur S.R.D. (Service Replacement Depot) which is what that camp was for; located in Waco, TX. It closed in 1919.
Rufus Lopez's body left Brest, France on June 6, 1920, aboard the United States Army Transport vessel "Mercury", along with over 700 other deceased from the war. The ship arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 29, 1920.
I wonder a couple things ~ why did it take two years to recover his remains and get them home? Was he already interred somewhere and needed to be identified? How would they do that? Generally, the war dead were buried in local cemeteries with honors, or sometimes right away depending upon the circumstances.
I also wonder who Mrs. Cora Chloe Jutten is to Rufus....she and her husband are listed
as relatives, but Cora's maiden name was Brower. Maybe a cousin?
of just what disease, but when you think of WWI, you think of dysentery, cholera and typhoid as the main killers. There were also diseases spread by rats, poor hygiene and gangrene caused by trench foot, and ofcourse trench fever.....annoying yes, a killer, possible but not probable.
Rufus Lopez, service #3914247, Company 12. Enlisted August 6, 1918. He was a part of the Camp MacArthur S.R.D. (Service Replacement Depot) which is what that camp was for; located in Waco, TX. It closed in 1919.
Rufus Lopez's body left Brest, France on June 6, 1920, aboard the United States Army Transport vessel "Mercury", along with over 700 other deceased from the war. The ship arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 29, 1920.
I wonder a couple things ~ why did it take two years to recover his remains and get them home? Was he already interred somewhere and needed to be identified? How would they do that? Generally, the war dead were buried in local cemeteries with honors, or sometimes right away depending upon the circumstances.
I also wonder who Mrs. Cora Chloe Jutten is to Rufus....she and her husband are listed
as relatives, but Cora's maiden name was Brower. Maybe a cousin?
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