. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . BORN FEUHUAKY 17, I8J4DIED OCTOBER 30. 1918 136 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION FIRST LIEUTENANT ERIC FREDERICK PIHLGARD Company E. 61st Infantry, Fifth Division. Died in Luxemburg on February 2f 1919, from influenza. 1st Lt. ERIC PIHLGARD. BORN APKiL u. lays DIED FEBRUARY 28. 1919 Lieutenant Pihlgard was born in Chi-cago, III., on April 9, 1893. He waseducated in the public schools and grad-uated from the University of Illinois inJune, 1916. Taking up a position withHolabird & Roche Company as an archi-tect, he resi
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . BORN FEUHUAKY 17, I8J4DIED OCTOBER 30. 1918 136 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION FIRST LIEUTENANT ERIC FREDERICK PIHLGARD Company E. 61st Infantry, Fifth Division. Died in Luxemburg on February 2f 1919, from influenza. 1st Lt. ERIC PIHLGARD. BORN APKiL u. lays DIED FEBRUARY 28. 1919 Lieutenant Pihlgard was born in Chi-cago, III., on April 9, 1893. He waseducated in the public schools and grad-uated from the University of Illinois inJune, 1916. Taking up a position withHolabird & Roche Company as an archi-tect, he resigned the same to enter theFirst Officers 1 raining Camp at Fort Sher-idan, where he received a commission assecond lieutenant. Previous to sailingfor Luxembourg with the 61st Infantry,he %vas promoted to a first Pihlgard w^as severely woundedon October 13, 1918, in the Meuse-Ar-gonne offensive. After treatment in ahospital for three months he returned tohis outfit. Owing to his w^eakened condi-tion he became an easy victim to influenzaand passed aw^ay. Lieutenant Pihlgradwas not married. He is survived by hisfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. , who reside at 2859 E. Ninety-first Street, Chicago, 111. FIRST LIEUTENANT WALTER LOUIS FINGER Battalion Scout Officer, 1st Battali
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