Photograph of the Base Hospital at Camp Devens MA. Property of the blog editor.
The United States World War One Centennial Commission has published an excellent narrative on the infectious diseases of World War I. The so-called Spanish Flu (that was not Spanish at all) was the primary killer of the World War I era, however measles, tuberculosis and other communicable illness took their toll.
Due to the crowding in army camps and transport ships many soldiers died before they even had a chance to participate in any battles. Their service was often omitted from local and state honor rolls. A large number of New Hampshire men and women died of disease and those who are not already credited to a specific town article on this blog will be included here Continue reading
