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War Dogs History: The Great War Experience World War I
The setting for World War I is unique, and it is difficult to comprehend the immense scale of destruction and suffering endured by millions of people. Most of the time was spent in static positions. [...]
The U.S. 27th Division Field-Issued British Enlisted Jacket
This British Pattern 1902 Other Ranks Service Jacket was field-issued to a Sergeant in Company M of the 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division. The buttons have all been replaced with US buttons, there is a [...]
Veterans History Project: Captain Allen M. Sumner, Jr., USMC in WWI
World War I Correspondence Collections in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project Unit: 5th Marine Regiment; 81st Company, 6th Machine Gun Battalion Branch of Service: Marine Corps Rank: Captain "I am resolved to do the best I [...]
Tester to play Daily Taps at National World War I Memorial
Event will honor legendary female World War I telephone operators, nicknamed the Hello Girls, America's first women soldiers Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and descendants of the U.S. Army “Hello Girls” will participate in a special Daily Taps ceremony on [...]
Best Books on World War I
We have a number of interviews focused on World War I and many more in which particular books on the war are recommended. Covering the state of Europe in the lead up to the World [...]
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney World War I bronzes at new home in Rhode Island
The Preservation Society of Newport County in Rhode Island recently acquired two Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney World War I bronzes: America at War (a chaotic battle scene) and Blinded (depicting a soldier blinded by poison gas). Whitney, who summered at [...]
Sam Lucas’ Funeral and the Approaching War
Sam Lucas was a Black Civil War Veteran, and a popular star of stage and screen. Sam Lucas was born with family and ancestral ties to slavery. His funeral was a fascinating harbinger of World [...]
On the job for victory – Awards Given for the WWI Homefront Efforts
While the troops returning home from WWI would receive many military awards for their service by states and home towns, this is a story of the many war-time workers who, while not in the military, [...]
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Headquarters Band: A Tribute to Sacrifice and Remembrance
National World War One Memorial Brass Ensemble Salutes WWI History and Patriotism In the heart of Washington, D.C., where history whispers its solemn tales, stands the National World War One Memorial, a tribute to the [...]
