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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 [...]
The reburial of a WWI American Airman in France
On September 15, 2024, a rare event will occur in northeastern France. The remains of a downed American pilot will be reburied in the small village of Chevière, Ardennes. Captain Hamilton Coolidge, was a pilot [...]
Renee Messelin: Out of the Shadows After a Century
Sometimes people hide who they are. Sometimes they hide because society limits their choices. What follows is the story of a woman who hid so effectively that her heritage remained in shadows for over a [...]
Honor a beloved veteran with a special tribute of ‘Taps’ at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Those beautiful, slow, peaceful bugle notes. Every American knows them as the military’s special musical way of saying, “Now it is time to rest.” And every member of the U.S. Armed Forces knows that heavenly [...]
How machine guns on World War I biplanes never hit the propeller
Was it the gun that was designed to fire through the propeller, or the propeller designed to be used with the biplane machine gun? There was a lot of new technology brought to the battlefield [...]
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 [...]
