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THE FLU EPIDEMIC OF 1918 - It's Impact on Johnson County

The Dead

Our Soldiers


More Johnson County soldiers died of the 1918 Spanish Influenza
than were killed in battle during WW I

Johnson County's Gold Star Men

 
Killed In Action
DETERT, WM., France, Jul 27, 1918
MELSA, CHAS., France, Sept 26, 1918
SCHENCK, LAWRENCE, France, Sept 26, 1918
BARDSLEY, WM. H., France, Nov 2, 1918

Died of Wounds
STINOCHER, JAMES, France, Nov 10, 1918

Photos of our Gold Star Soldiers

Died of Disease
STINOCHER, EDW., Camp Dodge, Dec 25, 1917
SEITZ, FRED E., Camp Cody, N. M., Jan 26, 1918
HURLEY, WALTER, Mt. Clemens, Mich., Jan 28, 1918
KERWIN, EDW., Ft. Ogelthorpe, Ga., Mar 24, 1918
PALMER, VERNON, Camp Dix, Sept 26, 1918
VOELKERS, CHRISTIAN, Camp Merritt, Sept 27, 1918
FORD, OSCAR L., Camp Dix, Sept 28, 1918
MUMM, JOHN L., Camp Forrest, Sept 29, 1918
ZAGER, OTTO H., France, Sept 30, 1918
DUNHAM, R. E., Iowa City, Iowa, Oct 2, 1918
BOGS, ALBERT, On high seas, Oct 4, 1918
SOVERS, WESLEY, Camp Pike, Oct 6, 1918
CHABAL, WM.,     Port of debarkation, Oct 7, 1918
STOCHL, CHAS. J., Camp Dodge, Oct 11, 1918
WALTERS, PAUL G., Camp Forrest, Oct 11, 1918
LAREW, FRANCIS, France, Oct 11, 1918
OWEN, HENRY, Navy, Oct 16, 1918
KELLEHER, JUSTIN, Iowa City, Iowa, Oct 17, 1918
ADAMS, CLOYD, Iowa City, Iowa, Oct 18, 1918
SCHNARE, FRED, On high seas, Oct 20, 1918
DVORSKY, FRED D., On high seas, Oct 23, 1918
WENO, JOHN,    Camp Pike, Oct 28, 1918
HUGHES, CLARENCE L., France, Oct 31, 1918
OWEN, HARRY NEWTON, France, Nov 26, 1918
RIDDLE, EMIL, Camp Merritt, Nov 29, 1918
GITTENS, RAY,     France, Dec 11, 1918
ROLAND, HOMER G.,     France, Dec 24, 1918
CHOPEK, ROY, Germany, Feb 23, 1919

Source: Johnson County Iowa Soldiers and Sailors in the Great War 1917 – 1918; published by the Iowa City Daily Citizen

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