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Mesa resident, veteran pens new WWI fiction thriller
At age 92, Navy veteran J.B. Rivard uses cinematic storytelling for his newest book that almost went up in smoke. “Low on Gas – High on Sky,” about record-setting aviator Nick Mamer, partly inspired Rivard’s [...]
Kimball World War I Memorial shows Black veterans’ fight for democracy
In 2023, the Kimball World War I Memorial in McDowell County is the only American memorial in the country kept in honor of black WWI veterans, the National Coal Heritage Area group reported. The three-story [...]
The Controversial Truth Behind a Modern Military Legend
On October 8, 1918, seventeen soldiers from the 82nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, led by acting Sgt. Bernard Early, flanked a German machine gun nest that had inundated their unit with withering fire. In this [...]
A family tie to U.S. Navy ship Cyclops led to three books about the WWI mystery ship
I was first acquainted with the existence of the U.S. Navy ship Cyclops when I was quite young. Occasionally I would spend some time at my grandparents’ shop in Baltimore where my father worked. On [...]
WWI cabin finds home in Verona, VA
VERONA, Va. (WHSV) - A piece of history has found a home in the Valley. A 100-year-old cabin from World War I has been unloaded at the 29th Division Museum in Verona. “After World War [...]
Meet the ‘Arizona Balloon Buster,’ the ace WWI pilot famous for shooting down enemy balloons on ‘suicide’ missions
A US Air Force F-22 fighter jet using the callsign "FRANK" fired a single air-to-air missile at a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon on Saturday, sending debris plummeting off the coast of South Carolina and calling attention [...]
Hidden History Presentation about Doctor Frank Boston on March 4 in Des Moines
The Athene Speaker Series at the Fort Des Moines Museum will feature a Hidden History Presentation about Doctor Frank Boston on March 4. The event takes place at 2:00 pm CST at 75 E Army [...]
The F-22 that took down China’s surveillance balloon used the call sign ‘FRANK01’ in homage to a heroic pilot from WWI
On Saturday, as an F-22 pilot shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon floating near South Carolina, the call sign of the airman contained an homage to a WWI hero. Onlookers cheered as the pilot, identified as "FRANK01," circled China's [...]
How WWI changed how and what Americans eat at mealtimes
"Food Patriotism" in World War I America When German immigrants came to America, they brought the traditional staples of the German dinner table with them. Beer, sausages, and sauerkraut became almost overnight sensations. Then came [...]
