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Ohio’s Black World War I Sailors: Forgotten U.S. Servicemen
The service and sacrifice of Black World War I sailors is often overlooked. Black History Month provides an excellent opportunity to discuss these forgotten servicemen, including those who came from Ohio. 6,750 Black sailors served [...]
The Incredible True Story Of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, The ‘Mother Of Cryptology’ in WWI
American cryptologist Elizebeth Smith Friedman cracked codes during World War I, Prohibition, and World War II — but her accomplishments weren’t revealed until after her death. or decades, the United States had a secret weapon. [...]
The BAR Through World War I
America’s first light machine gun was yet another design from the man from Ogden. When we see John Moses Browning written out, it is usually followed with such adjectives as genius, iconic, brilliant and innovative, [...]
Military Shotguns: The History of Scatterguns Issued by the U.S.
Winchester’s Model 1897 was one of the first modern U.S. military shotguns to be used in the World Wars. Called a “trench gun,” the Model 97 was a critical weapon American soldiers used to clear [...]
Frank Woodruff Buckles – Corporal, United States Army
Frank Buckles, who drove an Army ambulance in France in 1918 and came to symbolize a generation of embattled young Americans as the last of the World War I doughboys, died on Sunday, 28 February [...]
Bright Side of Dark Times: How WWI Forced Technological Advancements
When it comes to technology, a lot of things were developed during World War I. Some of these inventions were related to medical care, telecommunications, aircraft, ammo, tanks, and much more. World War I and [...]
World War I Bunker Buster: M1916 37mm Infantry Gun
The First World War saw the introduction of many new and exceedingly deadly weapon systems. The eternal suffering of the infantryman continued, made worse by the development of the machine gun. When placed in a [...]
The US Navy built 12 concrete ships for World War I
During World War I, steel for building ships was in short supply. While American President Woodrow Wilson was determined to keep the U.S. out of the war, he didn’t want America’s Merchant Marine to be [...]
America’s WWI Commission on Training Camp Activities
Founding the Commission The idea for the Commission for Training Camp Activities (CTCA) emerged before the United States went to war. In August of 1916, with the prospect of American involvement in World War I [...]
