The Edward Hines VA Hospital is not very far away.  Been in operation since 1921.  I suspect some of the vets' bodies came from there. 

I read the Illinois roster with interest.  1st Infantry took all the casualties, had the most deaths.  2nd Inf had quite a few desertions & dishonorable discharges.

What amazed me is that I recognized 3 names & could put faces with 2 of them. 

My grandfather was a machinist and worked for Fred Koehler, CO of Company I, at the Koehler Die Works about 1912-1916. 

Sgt, John A Goodison, Troop A, 1st Cav. lived with his brother, next door to my grandparents.  He was pretty unbalanced, in & out of the state mental hospital.  His brother was his keeper. My Dad drove him to Hines VA hospital in 1947.  That was the last we saw of him.

Sgt. John C Phelan, Troop C, 1st Cav, lived in the same small quad-apartment building as my family, just downstairs from us.  His wife taught me to read.