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The Truth About WWI “Trench Guns”
During the First World War, the Winchester M1897, fitted with the M1917 bayonet, (colloquially called the “trench gun” by collectors) became perhaps the most iconic and immediately recognizable American small arm of the conflict. It is unusual, [...]
World War I Doc Blazes Trail for Black Hospital, EMS Community
Throughout American history, Black service members have forged new paths for future generations, despite the prejudices they may have encountered. One such trailblazer was Dr. Frank Erdman Boston, who reached the rank of major during [...]
James Reese Europe: The WWI “Martin Luther King of music”
He helped popularize African American music among Black, white audiences Fought in World War I and led the 'Harlem Hellfighters' regimental band Introduced jazz to continental Europe, boosting wartime morale As part of Black History [...]
Black History Month: ABMC Honors WWI US soldier buried in France
From baseball field to battlefield There is a story behind each headstone at ABMC cemeteries. Before enlisting in the Army in June 1917, Ernest Biggers was an outfielder for the Houston Black Buffaloes. He sailed [...]
Gallery Glance: “Charmed Soldiers,” National WWI Museum and Memorial
According to an old military saying often attributed to war correspondent Ernie Pyle, “There are no atheists in foxholes.” Who can doubt that when the prospect of death is nearby, thoughts of survival and mortality [...]
Eugene Bullard, a Pilot’s Struggle for Freedom
He flew for liberty, equality, and fraternity. This grandson of Georgia slaves volunteered for the Foreign Legion during World War I and became the first African American fighter pilot, a hero of French aviation – [...]
The only West Virginian woman to be labeled a casualty of WWI
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Many West Virginians gave their lives during the first World War, but only one of them was a woman. Born in Doddridge County on August 15, 1889, to David Van Rose and Mary Josephine [...]
Michigan post named for WWI Medal of Honor recipient
American Legion Post 341 - West Bloomfield, MI Harold A. Furlong was born in Pontiac, Mich., on Aug. 1, 1895. After graduating from Saginaw High School in 1914 he enrolled in Michigan Agricultural College, which [...]
Truman’s ‘Rough Bunch’: Future President Learned Leadership Lessons In WWI
He was a decisive, plain-spoken leader who became the 33rd president of the United States. But more than two decades before he became president, Harry Truman served as an artillery officer in World War I. [...]
