Source: Rockford Register Republic April 15, 1942 pg. 13
Camp Grant
Red Cross building, moved from Camp Grant to 727 N. Church St. in 1947; in 1990, 7051 square feet added
Source: Rockford Register-Republic, November 22, 1947, and google.com image captured August 2021
Source: Rockford Register-Republic, November 22, 1947 and google.com/maps Image captured August 2021
Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Source: Rockford Morning Star, December 7, 1941, second extra
In 1918, One in Four Had Influenza at Camp Grant; in 1920, One in Eleven Had Influenza
Source: Rockford Register-Gazette, February 3, 1920
Gauze masks for Camp Grant, 1918
Source: Rockford Daily Register-Gazette, September 30, 1918
Spanish Flu October 11, 1918
Source: Rockford Morning Star October 11, 1918
Plague Toll Continues Heavy Within City October 11, 1918
Source: Rockford Morning Star October 11, 1918
Camp Epidemic Reaches Climax
Source: October 6, 1918 p.3
No Improvement in Local Plague Conditions Yet
Source: The Rockford Morning Star October 6, 1918 p.3
Health Board Will Isolate “Spanish Flu”
Source: The Morning Star October 1, 1918