He made it quite clear it did not amount to more than marching and drill.
That orderly duty in the sick ward during the worldwide Spanish Flu pandemic must have been pretty grim though.
The most terrifying thing about it was how it struck down the young and vigorous. Because of their close quarters and young populations, army camps were the hardest hit.
That orderly duty in the sick ward during the worldwide Spanish Flu pandemic must have been pretty grim though.
The most terrifying thing about it was how it struck down the young and vigorous. Because of their close quarters and young populations, army camps were the hardest hit.
I had an uncle that passed away in 1985, he enlisted and served in Mexico with BlackJack Pershing chasing Pancho Villa. He almost died later from the flu and was discharged.
The 1918 influenza pandemic was an incredible killer. It killed 500,000+ in the US and 50+ million worldwide. It wouldn’t surprise me it was was more dangerous, statistically speaking, to have served in those flu wards than to have been a US soldier in France.