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The Tragic Story of WWI Distinguished Service Cross Recipient Charles Sanford Morrison
This extraordinary painting depicting an American soldier charging “over the top” was painted in 1918 by Corporal Charles Santford Morrison, Company L, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division. Morrison was overseas from June 5th, 1918, until [...]
Doughboy MIA For July 2024: Sergeant Joseph Walter Beattie
Sergeant Joseph Walter Beattie was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 2nd, 1897. Before the war, he worked for the Magar Car Company and was vice-president of the Sacred Heart Club. He attended St. [...]
100 Cities 100 Memorials: Restoration, Recognition & Remembrance
This book is the first work to salute America’s official centennial World War One memorials. As selected by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Chicago, the Congress-appointed World War I Centennial Commission, these 100 diverse [...]
Young artist recognized for her work to expand the legacy of WWI hometown hero Dr. Frank Boston
Pennsylvania State Representative Steve Malagari led the applause to recognize a young artist and her efforts to expand the knowledge of black history when she helped to create a short booklet titled “Doc Boston Adventures [...]
The Silent Wounds: Long-Term Mental Health Effects on WWI Veterans
World War I, the “Great War” or the “War to End All Wars,” left an undeniable mark on the history of humankind. More than a century later, we’re still seeing the effects of such a [...]
A Piece of WWI History Rests By a Resort Pool in Dallas
Billionaire Harlan Crow’s Hilton Anatole is home to a propeller from the RMS Lusitania, whose sinking helped lead to the U.S. joining the war. A Dallas resort’s sculpture garden serves as the final resting place [...]
Signal Corps History Comes to the Stage
A key episode in the history of the US Army Signal Corps – the recruitment and deployment of bilingual women switchboard operators in World War I – is portrayed in “The Hello Girls,” a musical [...]
Did You Know There’s A World War I Trench In Tennessee? Here’s Why
When I think of Tennessee and wars, my mind goes straight to the Civil War. The Volunteer State has no shortage of historic sites commemorating that conflict. So when I learned of a World War [...]
Aspects Of The War Guilt Clause: What It Tells
The War Guilt Clause was a provision that attributed sole responsibility for the First World War to Germany and its allies. The treaty included a clause to justify the imposition of reparations on Germany and [...]
