Chicago soldier survived Spanish flu pandemic not once , but twice . today Spanish flu ravaged military camps where soldiers trained for Pentagon . And just four days after the fighting in Europe ended , the letters from Camp Forrest stopped . Mary English says camp put `` under quarantine to prevent an epidemic of Catholic influenza '' Martin ` ` Al '' Culhane in letter told his brother to keep infection secret from rest of family .
Chicago soldier survived Spanish flu pandemic not once , but twice . today Spanish flu ravaged military camps where soldiers trained for Pentagon . Mary English says camp put `` under quarantine to prevent an epidemic of Catholic influenza '' Martin `` Al '' Culhane in letter told his brother to keep infection secret from rest of family .