Death of a 5-Year-Old in DeKalb By Disease in DeKalb in 1920

From the May 27, 2020, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illininois)  "Looking Back."

1920, 100 Years Ago.

"Bernard Welstead, 5-year-old son of Claude Welstead of 120 Cotton Avenue, passed away last night at 9:30.  The cause of his untimely death was the children's disease now prevailing, measles.

"It will be remembered that his mother, Mrs. Hazel Hetchler Welstead passed away from pneumonia about a year and a half ago."

And, the Spanish flu was still around as well.

Diseases Killing People Is Not a New Thing.  --Cooter

End of War, Nov. 1, 1918: Casualties

ARMISTICE ENDS WORLD WAR I

2,171,560 Americans serve on Europe (1.39 million see active service on the front).

Casualties:

53,513 combat deaths

63,195 other deaths (mostly due to pneumonia and influenza)

204,002 wounded in action

58,000 gas casualties (2,000 fatal).