DOUGLAS, William C - WWI - died
Source: Crawfordsville Review 1 Jan 1918 p 6
Private William C. Douglas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Douglas, living northeast of Attica is reported in the list of the soldiers who have died from General Pershing, head of the American forces in France. The cause of death is given as “empyema” which is the technical term for a gathering of puss in some portion of the body and usually in the lung cavity. Private Douglas was only 17 years old and had been in the service for a matter of six or seven months, enlisting in Attica in May and going into the regular service in June. He was a member of the field artillery and was one of the Rainbow Division whose safe arrival in France was reported some time ago. It is thought he had been in France about six weeks at the time of his death. The young soldier lad was the son of a prominent family in the vicinity of Attica. His father is the president of the Pickapoo Sand and Gravel Company. In addition to his parents he is survived by a sister. - kbz
