Danish Soldier Hero
Dansk Tidende, Jan. 7, 1922
William Bjerrhus, Danish soldier hero, was buried last Monday. The funeral services were held in Dania Hall.
People began to arrive early, and by 11 A. M. the hall was packed, and hundreds of people were standing outside in the streets.
The Harmonien Chorus sang a hymn. Reverend C. Engelstad, from the Lutheran Church on Humboldt Boulevard, preached a splendid sermon.
After the chorus had sung another hymn, the casket was borne out of the hall to the hearse by a group of soldiers from Fort Sheridan, who acted as pallbearers.
The burial was in Mount Olive cemetery. A salute of rifles was fired, and a heroic soldier-countryman found his last resting place.
