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Women Telephone Operators in World War I France
On May 22, 1919, Grace Banker was awarded the U.S. Army’s Distinguished Service Medal for “exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility in connection with the operations against an armed [...]
Adapting & Innovating Our WWI Education Resources For The Evolving Classroom Technology Environments
Recognizing the critical importance of teaching America's World War I story —a pivotal yet often overlooked chapter in American history—we launched the “WWI Teaching Resources” in the 2023-24 school year for 7th-12th grade social [...]
National WWI Memorial — A Soldier’s Journey: First Illumination Ceremony
Current and former Commissioners of the United States World War I Centennial Commission gather in front of the A Soldiers Journey sculpture at the National World War I Memorial prior to the First Illumination [...]
Doughboy MIA For September 2024: Private Burwell Canady Jackson
Private Burwell Canady Jackson was born on October 26, 1896, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. He was raised on his family's farm, where he eventually took over the family operation after his father’s passing in [...]
WWI Bronze Relief Sculptures By Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Find A New Home At The Breakers
Two bronze relief sculptures by celebrated American sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney have been installed at The Breakers, her family’s former Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. The sculptures, which had been held at Whitney’s [...]
Upstate volunteers work to preserve WWI history with memorial park
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - After three years of pushing for change, a group of Upstate volunteers is one step closer to creating a memorial park to honor the legacy of a lesser-known division [...]
Protecting the Lines: Telephone Operators and Security during World War I
In March 1918, Catherine Schmid was arrested for violating the U.S. espionage act. In her possession was a trunk supposedly containing plans and photographs of various U.S. defenses, which, according to the El Paso Herald, [...]
The Founding of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.: A Story about Service, Sacrifice and Love
Founded in 1928 and Congressionally Chartered in 1984, American Gold Star Mothers began their mission of serving Veterans when the United States entered World War I in 1917 The Story of Our Founder – Grace Darling [...]
Emigration and World War 1 – Swedish born soldiers in The American Expeditionary Forces
Swedish born soldiers in the Great War? It is interesting to ask why and how Swedish born individuals ended up participating in the Great War during 1914 to 1918. Sweden, as a country, was neutral [...]
