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Charles Craft – Sniper of the “Big Red One”
This is the uniform group of Charles Elwood Craft, an American sniper of the 1st Division who was maimed for life during the Aisne-Marne Offensive. The group includes his jacket, overseas cap, breeches, dog tag, [...]
Quentin Roosevelt: The Only Son Of A US President To Die In Combat Was A Fearless WWI Fighter Pilot
Many U.S. Presidents have served in the military, but only one lost a son in combat. That was Quentin Roosevelt, WWI aviator, son of Teddy Roosevelt. SUMMARY Only two former US Presidents served as military [...]
Preview: Aircraft Weapons Of World War One
In a rich collection of images, all organized into chapters highlighting different types of aircraft, armament and ordnance, author Tom Laemlein provides an exciting window into the infancy of aerial combat in Aircraft Weapons Of World [...]
This WWI ‘Hello Girl’ has been denied a proper goodbye for decades
Marie Edmee LeRoux, buried in an unmarked grave in Prince George’s County, will finally get a headstone. Now Congress needs to give her a medal. An unmarked patch of dirt and grass in a Maryland [...]
David Ingalls, US Navy Ace in WWI
Lt. David S. Ingalls was the US Navy's first ace and its first Top Gun. Ingalls was a Sopwith Camel pilot and the grand nephew of former President William Howard Taft. He enlisted in naval [...]
Stabilizing Democracy: The World Wars and Women’s Suffrage
Wars unleash forces that are difficult to predict or control. World War I and World War II were both periods of crisis and change, and in the case of the United States and Japan, this [...]
And You Have My Axe: The American Lumberjacks Of World War I
Tactics win battles, but logistics win wars. It’s tough to argue that the United States military doesn’t have the best logistics in the world – two world wars proved that Americans can get you what [...]
French Cross at Brooklyn National Cemetery
After World War I, regulations were updated to formalize burials of allied foreign nationals in U.S. national cemeteries French Cross at Brooklyn National Cemetery in New York. The granite monument was installed at the [...]
‘Hello Girls’ of World War I Quest for Veteran Recognition
Telephone operators 60-year struggle for benefits after the Great War Bells rang throughout France on the morning of Nov. 11, 1918, signifying the end of World War I. In Paris, people filled the streets in [...]
