The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-05
AFTERMATH OF WAR

Lieut. Vincent Duchek, Manitowoc
boy attached to the American Aviation
cors, was killed in France on October
16 according to notice received by his
mother, Mrs. Barbara Dushek OF this
city last Friday Lieut.. Dushek's death
was brought about through his efforts
to aid companion who had been set
upon by enemy planes in returning
from trip made by the aviators,
Lieut.. Dushek enlisted in the aviation
corps at Chicago in June, 1917. He
attended the officers training camp at
FIT. Sheridan and had been in active
service in France for several months
previous to his death.
News of the death of Alvin Strupp,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Strupp,
rural route / of this city, was received
by the parents of Private Strupp last
Friday. Strupp who was a member OF
Company 3, Machine Gun battalion
contracted pneumonia in France a
couple of weeks ago and his death oe-
Cured at a base hospital at Brest on
Oct. Z. Strupp left here on July with
a contingent of men for Camp Han
cock, Georgia and left this county
sshortly after Sept. 23. He was in
France but few days before his
death.
News was received during the past
4 week of the death of Nicholas Rosek,
/. Mishicot resident who left with
Two Rivers contingent for Camp
Grant on May 27. Private Rosek S
death occurred at hospital in Eng
land and was due to pneumonia deyel-
oping from All attack of influenza
which he contracted in crossing over
seas. Private Rosek-is son of Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Rosek of Gibson and
was the owner and operator of
blacksmith shop at Baskerville prior
to his Joining the government service
He is survived by his widow to whom
he had been married but one year be-
fore his death Private Rosek was 2S
years of age at the time of his death.
Bernard Berkedal, the first of the
Manitowoc county boys who has seen
service overseas. to arrive home
dropped in on his parents here on
Thursday of last week. Berkedal was
a member of an aviation corps in
France which was relieved from serv-
ice almost Immediately after the sign
ing u the arnistiee lie has been iB
4 France since May 2S last and at once
\ upon his release embarked for New
York and came directly home. When
Berkedal left France he was given to
understand that he might be called
back, but he does not believe that con-
ditions will develop there which will
result in the men having been dis
charged being called into the service
again. He has two brothers now in
\ the service, Norman in France, and
Olaf at the officers training camp at
Waco. Texas.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Zahn, residing at 9S2 North Ninth
street, in this city, received notice OF
the death in France of their son AL
Y fred Zahn, his death having occurred
at base hospital on Oct. 5. Mr.. Zahn
was "a years of age and left here on
the 18th of June last with contingent
= sent to Lansing, Mich. He was trans
ferred to France in August. Previous
to his enlistment, Private Zahn was
employed in the offices of the North
western Life Insurance company He
is survived by his parents and three
sisters, Mrs. C. Gilbert, Mrs. II. Ober-
land and Miss Verna Zahn, all of this
city. and one brother William Zahn
who is now with the American forces
in France.
zMessages received at Tisch Mills
from the war department announce
the death overseas of Private Frank
/ e. Pivonka, attached to the Field Ar
tillery. Private Pivonka died on Oct,
2, a victim of pneumonia. He is sur
vved by widow and one child. He
left for Camp Grant from the Second
district May 25 and sailed from New
| York on Sept &c. being i'll aboard ship.
Mr. Pivonka has been the teacher at
| Tisch Mills the past few years.