Gustave, from Pontiac, IL, served in the Army during World War I. He entered the Army on May 26th, 1918 and arrived in France in August of 1918. He fought in the Meuese-Argonne Offensive and was gassed on October 16th, 1918. He was part of the Occupation forces in Luxembourg and left for home on May 14th, 1919. He was discharged on May 28th, 1919.