This is taken from an article found on Wikipedia -- Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Grant_(Illinois )
"...Established in 1917, Camp Grant saw its first "selected men" of draftees arrive in September of that year. Primarily a location for training infantry, it became one of the largest military training facilities during World War I. The 86th Infantry Division (Black Hawk Division) was formed here. ....It is worth noting that in 1918 the Spanish Influenza Pandemic affected over 4,000, taking the lives of over 1,000 soldiers at Camp Grant between the 23rd of September and the 1st of October. ..."
***********Newspaper Oshkosh Northwestern from the date Oct 4, 1918--Head Line:"DIES AT CAMP GRANT: Oshkosh Young Man Succumbs to Pnuemonia and Remains Will be Brought Here. Ruby Thomas, Oshkosh young man enrolled in the sevice of his country, is dead at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. The end came this morning at 7:30 o'clock in the base hospital, after an illness with pneumonia believed to have been produced by Spanish Infuenza. The remains will be brought to this city for funeral services and interment, but the time of arrival of the body is not known yet. The young soldier was slightly over 33 years of age and he left here for training at Camp Grant on the date of July 22, along with about 180 others. Those surviving are the father, William C. Thomas, three brothers, Leroy of this city and Ortell and Guy, both of Milwaukee, also three sisters, Miss Gladys Thomas, and Miss Amber Thomas, both of this city, and Mrs. Blissett of New London. The father lives at 527 Tenth Street. The deceased at one time was employed on the Northwestern but for the last few years was with the Baranowski Art Glass Company."
"...Established in 1917, Camp Grant saw its first "selected men" of draftees arrive in September of that year. Primarily a location for training infantry, it became one of the largest military training facilities during World War I. The 86th Infantry Division (Black Hawk Division) was formed here. ....It is worth noting that in 1918 the Spanish Influenza Pandemic affected over 4,000, taking the lives of over 1,000 soldiers at Camp Grant between the 23rd of September and the 1st of October. ..."
***********Newspaper Oshkosh Northwestern from the date Oct 4, 1918--Head Line:"DIES AT CAMP GRANT: Oshkosh Young Man Succumbs to Pnuemonia and Remains Will be Brought Here. Ruby Thomas, Oshkosh young man enrolled in the sevice of his country, is dead at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. The end came this morning at 7:30 o'clock in the base hospital, after an illness with pneumonia believed to have been produced by Spanish Infuenza. The remains will be brought to this city for funeral services and interment, but the time of arrival of the body is not known yet. The young soldier was slightly over 33 years of age and he left here for training at Camp Grant on the date of July 22, along with about 180 others. Those surviving are the father, William C. Thomas, three brothers, Leroy of this city and Ortell and Guy, both of Milwaukee, also three sisters, Miss Gladys Thomas, and Miss Amber Thomas, both of this city, and Mrs. Blissett of New London. The father lives at 527 Tenth Street. The deceased at one time was employed on the Northwestern but for the last few years was with the Baranowski Art Glass Company."
This is taken from an article found on Wikipedia -- Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Grant_(Illinois )
"...Established in 1917, Camp Grant saw its first "selected men" of draftees arrive in September of that year. Primarily a location for training infantry, it became one of the largest military training facilities during World War I. The 86th Infantry Division (Black Hawk Division) was formed here. ....It is worth noting that in 1918 the Spanish Influenza Pandemic affected over 4,000, taking the lives of over 1,000 soldiers at Camp Grant between the 23rd of September and the 1st of October. ..."
***********Newspaper Oshkosh Northwestern from the date Oct 4, 1918--Head Line:"DIES AT CAMP GRANT: Oshkosh Young Man Succumbs to Pnuemonia and Remains Will be Brought Here. Ruby Thomas, Oshkosh young man enrolled in the sevice of his country, is dead at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. The end came this morning at 7:30 o'clock in the base hospital, after an illness with pneumonia believed to have been produced by Spanish Infuenza. The remains will be brought to this city for funeral services and interment, but the time of arrival of the body is not known yet. The young soldier was slightly over 33 years of age and he left here for training at Camp Grant on the date of July 22, along with about 180 others. Those surviving are the father, William C. Thomas, three brothers, Leroy of this city and Ortell and Guy, both of Milwaukee, also three sisters, Miss Gladys Thomas, and Miss Amber Thomas, both of this city, and Mrs. Blissett of New London. The father lives at 527 Tenth Street. The deceased at one time was employed on the Northwestern but for the last few years was with the Baranowski Art Glass Company."
"...Established in 1917, Camp Grant saw its first "selected men" of draftees arrive in September of that year. Primarily a location for training infantry, it became one of the largest military training facilities during World War I. The 86th Infantry Division (Black Hawk Division) was formed here. ....It is worth noting that in 1918 the Spanish Influenza Pandemic affected over 4,000, taking the lives of over 1,000 soldiers at Camp Grant between the 23rd of September and the 1st of October. ..."
***********Newspaper Oshkosh Northwestern from the date Oct 4, 1918--Head Line:"DIES AT CAMP GRANT: Oshkosh Young Man Succumbs to Pnuemonia and Remains Will be Brought Here. Ruby Thomas, Oshkosh young man enrolled in the sevice of his country, is dead at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. The end came this morning at 7:30 o'clock in the base hospital, after an illness with pneumonia believed to have been produced by Spanish Infuenza. The remains will be brought to this city for funeral services and interment, but the time of arrival of the body is not known yet. The young soldier was slightly over 33 years of age and he left here for training at Camp Grant on the date of July 22, along with about 180 others. Those surviving are the father, William C. Thomas, three brothers, Leroy of this city and Ortell and Guy, both of Milwaukee, also three sisters, Miss Gladys Thomas, and Miss Amber Thomas, both of this city, and Mrs. Blissett of New London. The father lives at 527 Tenth Street. The deceased at one time was employed on the Northwestern but for the last few years was with the Baranowski Art Glass Company."
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