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Dr. Philip Matz: A Pioneer in VA Medical Research
Dr. Philip Matz served as the first director of research at VA from 1925-1938. His leadership kickstarted Veteran specific studies on a wide range of issues. (VA) World War I brought about [...]
How the Hundred Days Offensive Ended World War I
or many people, the enduring image of World War I is that of infantry troops bunkered down in a trench somewhere along the hazy battlefield of the war’s Western Front. Indeed, while stagnant trench warfare was [...]
New historical marker will honor the first large-scale training of Black military officers
Historian Don North said he’s got love for three things: history, the military and horses. He could pursue them all as a researcher of African American military history. So when he stumbled across a [...]
Journey Log: Centennial – Fourth Ride, Part 2
(Editor’s Note: The origin and first three legs of John Sterkendries’ American WWI journeys are chronicled here and here; Part 1 of the Fourth leg can be read here. International media coverage of his project can be [...]
I Thought Women’s Role in WWI Was Minor—Then I Discovered How They Changed America.
When World War I erupted, the United States was already experiencing waves of change, but for women, the war would prove to be a defining moment. Before the conflict, women were fighting for their [...]
The hidden stories of the First World War
A message, written on somebody’s skin: “lesion to upper thigh, wound infected”. The message would have been read by a volunteer nurse who stood in the vaulted room of what had once been a hotel, [...]
Unearthed World War I discovery during school lesson tears two families’ lives apart
A history teacher accidentally uncovered a secret about two of her students when setting them a homework task to bring in a photo of a member of their family.A teacher turned two of her students' [...]
Remembering a Veteran: Driver Walter Elias Disney, American Red Cross Ambulance Service
Walt Disney was born on 5 December 1901, at 1249 Tripp Avenue, in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood. He was the fourth son of Elias Disney—born in the Province of Canada, to Irish parents—and Flora (née Call), [...]
Swedes in 54th Pioneer Infantry Regiment – Military Engineers in the Argonne Area
My talks about my research around different places in Sweden led me into my specific interest in the 54th Pioneer Infantry Regiment, which belonged to the American Expeditionary Forces in the Great War. One [...]
