tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post3457303737883863420..comments2024-03-12T07:40:43.500-05:00Comments on Lake County History: Fort Sheridan and the Impact of Chemical Warfare Diana Dretskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-28884242632069262872023-06-05T13:49:24.387-05:002023-06-05T13:49:24.387-05:00My grandpa was stationed on Rock Island arsenal as...My grandpa was stationed on Rock Island arsenal as cavalry instructor company bugler and many other things He went on some kind of maneuvers in 1930 and had a nervous breakdown they put him in the hospital at fort Sheridan and he jumped out the window. My dad was 15 when that happened. That bullet is still flying and affecting relatives today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-59863948658496524042020-04-29T16:45:43.695-05:002020-04-29T16:45:43.695-05:00My Father entered the Army at Fort Sheridan in 193...My Father entered the Army at Fort Sheridan in 1939 and was station in New York and New Jeresy<br />He was assigned to Coast Artillery and Submarine Mine Planting to protect troop ships leaving<br />the east coast from Germans Subs. He was discharged from the Army at Fort Sheridan in 1945.<br />Chuck Eiden <br /> Chuck Eidennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-18128754030441779972019-02-12T17:42:25.994-06:002019-02-12T17:42:25.994-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839510309492775834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-51408664039043648272018-10-16T16:13:01.003-05:002018-10-16T16:13:01.003-05:00The Dunn Museum's Fort Sheridan records do not...The Dunn Museum's Fort Sheridan records do not include personnel records. The collection mainly includes photographs, some newspapers, and artifacts. <br /><br />According to "American Military Police in Europe 1945–1991 Unit Histories" by Robert L Gunnarsson Sr., the 204th was "activated on December 20, 1952 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois and delegated a law and order mission." Also serving with the 204th MP were "personnel from the 174th MP Battalion, a unit that had been stationed at Fort Sheridan, but was concurrently deactivated." <br /><br />Your biological father was likely in the 204th Military Police Company. <br /><br />You may wish to check with the Arlington Heights Historical Museum to research the incident on Rand Road.Diana Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-39693956536648779682018-10-09T10:19:54.922-05:002018-10-09T10:19:54.922-05:00I can check our files on Fort Sheridan. Please ema...I can check our files on Fort Sheridan. Please email me at ddretske@lcfpd.org to follow-up on your genealogical research request. <br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />DianaDiana Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-51408193851165924332018-10-08T14:11:32.587-05:002018-10-08T14:11:32.587-05:00I am looking for my biological father: My father w...I am looking for my biological father: My father was a military policeman stationed at Ft. Sheridan, IL in 1952. He & 3 other military policemen lived off-base in a rented place & shared the use of a green Chevy car. He dated my mother, telling her his name was George Taylor; which I believe turned out to be the name of one of his other roommates. Shortly after my mother told him she was pregnant, he was being shipped off to Korea. On one date with my mother, he played 'chicken' on Rand Road in Arlington Heights with an on-coming car that turned out to be a police car. He was arrested in my grandparents driveway. He was approximately 2 years younger than my mother (or so he told her) so he would have been born in or about 1930 or 1931. I don't know if he is still or if I have any half-siblings, but I would like nothing more than to have a picture or two of my birth-father. A possible connection with him or other family would be really nice, but if not, I understand. Please contact me if you have REAL info on him. I don't have anything else to go on. Is there ANY way to get a list of servicemen stationed at the fort for the 1952 year? Thank you.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-51275658344683837402018-07-13T18:49:29.326-05:002018-07-13T18:49:29.326-05:00I was born at Ft. Sheridan, Dec.19, 1948. I hopefu...I was born at Ft. Sheridan, Dec.19, 1948. I hopefully will be visiting in the next couple of years, so excitedSusan Donahuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-36621430907210802812018-04-03T09:59:49.002-05:002018-04-03T09:59:49.002-05:00Hello Diane,
News clippings are a good place to s...Hello Diane,<br /><br />News clippings are a good place to start with research. If the clipping includes the paper's name and date that's great. We do not have any records for the Great Lakes Naval hospital. <br />The National Archives may be of assistance: <br />https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/other-medical-records.html<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Diana Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-57344683861253046872018-04-02T19:25:49.011-05:002018-04-02T19:25:49.011-05:00Hi. My name is Diane Sanford. 1st child born at th...Hi. My name is Diane Sanford. 1st child born at the new Naval hospital in Apr 1965. My mom has a news paper clipping. Is that tracked or verifiable?<br />Thanks.in advance. <br />Dianelivesintx@gmail.com <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471520322530928367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-75572565913648930852018-03-31T01:01:42.735-05:002018-03-31T01:01:42.735-05:00Dear ma'am my father was stationed at fort she...Dear ma'am my father was stationed at fort sheridan during ww2. His records were lost in the big 1973 fire according to the St Louis archives .His separation papers indicate he was stationed at fort sheridan during ww2 between 1944 to 1946. They say he was a supply clerk.we think he was in third supply .We also think he was stationed out east in camp eddinger in Virginia. He might have been an MP and POW guard somewhere. Can i find out about personal that were stationed at fort sheridan during ww2. His name was Elmer R Lori . Thank you sign Joseph m loriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839510309492775834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-31226879283193478942018-02-23T09:52:13.377-06:002018-02-23T09:52:13.377-06:00Hello James,
I can check for a name in the datab...Hello James, <br /><br />I can check for a name in the database for the museum's Fort Sheridan Collection on the chance there is something. <br /><br />Also check the National Archives:<br />https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/394.html#394.4 <br /><br />394.4 Records of Field Installations <br />1871-1942 (bulk 1917-42)<br /><br />Textual Records: Correspondence, issuances, messages, morning reports, post diaries, court-martial orders, activity reports, and other records of Fort Sheridan, IL, 1920-39 (68 ft.)<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />DianaDiana Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-79746079398828840222018-02-19T07:40:58.235-06:002018-02-19T07:40:58.235-06:00I'm a World War I researcher and am looking fo...I'm a World War I researcher and am looking for information about an American soldier who was admitted to Ft. Sheridan Hospital shortly (probably immediately) after his return from the war zone in 1918. I'm wondering if anyone knows who I might contact to get information (records) about his time at the hospital. <br /><br />Ft. Sheridan was one of 22 U.S. hospitals that received soldiers who arrived at Newport News (others arrived at Hoboken) with psychiatric issues (‘mental, mental defective, neurosis’). He was sent to Ft. Sheridan after 9 Nov 1918 and was transferred to Dixmont Hospital for the Insane near Pittsburgh on 15 Aug 1919 where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. <br /><br />Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice anyone might have for finding out more about my doughboy. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975163951600882056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-45733200140886175602016-11-14T15:20:43.231-06:002016-11-14T15:20:43.231-06:00Thank you for commenting and posting a link to Fac...Thank you for commenting and posting a link to Facebook. The "Lovell" military hospitals certainly have distinguished roles in Lake County history. Diana Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-43055482096988883752016-11-12T15:31:40.466-06:002016-11-12T15:31:40.466-06:00I worked in Fort Sheridan's Public Affairs Off...I worked in Fort Sheridan's Public Affairs Office in its last decade as an active duty base, and I'm newly employed at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, formerly the North Chicago VA Medical Center. While recently walking on a Fort Sheridan path, I learned to my great surprise that the fort once had a hospital called Lovell, and found additional information on this site. I expect the Lovell connection is entirely coincidental, since each facility was named for a Lovell of a different era, but what a coincidence! Have others noticed this connection? I've posted this discovery and link to this blog on the Lovell FHCC site at https://www.facebook.com/lovellfhcc/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf, fyi. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909820546595760750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-6686984674625654702013-06-28T14:54:34.629-05:002013-06-28T14:54:34.629-05:00Thanks for your comments!
Fort Sheridan Historic ...Thanks for your comments!<br /><br />Fort Sheridan Historic Preservation can be reached at:<br />P.O. Box 176<br />Highland Park, IL 60035Diana Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-3099961177609849892013-06-28T14:26:49.667-05:002013-06-28T14:26:49.667-05:00Great stuff on the Fort. Keep it coming. Is there ...Great stuff on the Fort. Keep it coming. Is there a Ft. Sheridan Historical Society?<br />dotconkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762974027508725454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-54008813131646735502013-06-14T19:24:45.430-05:002013-06-14T19:24:45.430-05:00Fort Sheridan is so rich with history. I did 3 po...Fort Sheridan is so rich with history. I did 3 posts on it myself last year. Take a look for some modern photos of what it looks like now.Kim@Snug Harborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066749954523201722noreply@blogger.com