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| | PVT. FRANK M. WYDERKA
Serial No. 2,045,067
East Lake, Mich
Inducted May, 1918. Will we ever forget Mike while on guard duty at Camp Custer? In pacing to and fro on his beat he sees his own shadow from the reflection of a nearby light and he immediately halts, raises his pistol and commands that the shadow
advance and become recognized. Shadow fails to respond, Mike reflects over his general orders, repeating general order No. 10, calls loudly “Corporal of the Guard,” who responds to the apprehensive note in the private’s voice. He discovers the stranger is his shadow.
At the front Mike’s duty was that of a driver of the cannons. When grooming at detail it was always an amusing incident to everyone around to see him grooming and attempting to train the “Old Grey Mare.”
Of medium stature, not easily worried, he had a stability of temperament that was not quickly perturbed, which made him a good soldier. When not on duty it was a usual sight to see Mike grooming himself in a manner which was an example to others. Always smooth—shaved, shaving at times whether he needed it or not, he was so immaculate that he had never to fear unexpected inspections. |