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Tennessee soldier played role in American Punitive Expedition into Mexico prior to World War I
In late March 1916, the 5th Cavalry regiment was sent on an expedition across the Mexican Border due to the continuing threat from revolutionary Pancho Villa. Who, at this point, had led several raids [...]
Brooke Army Medical Center’s award-winning care honors its WWI-era namesake
This year, the Military Health System is celebrating 250 years of America by recognizing military medicine’s enduring history of innovation and impact to the warfighter. Please join the Military Medicine 250 campaign!” Pioneering military doctor [...]
Renee Messelin, first Black woman soldier to serve overseas, honored at Lincoln Cemetery memorial
A powerful ceremony on Thursday honored World War I veteran Renee Messelin, the first Black woman soldier to serve overseas for the U.S. military. Some connections are instant. Others take a little more time. Carolyn [...]
Most Americans don’t know the country’s only WWI museum is on a Kansas City hilltop
It’s built on $2.5 million in dimes Kansas City sits on something most Americans don’t know exists. Right in the middle of town, on a hilltop near Union Station, a museum tells the full [...]
How the ACS Mobilized American Surgery for WWI—and Why It Matters Today
From its founding, the ACS has maintained close ties with the US military. During its first 5 years as a professional organization, the ACS appointed Navy Surgeon General Charles F. Stokes, MD, FACS, as [...]
It’s the Anniversary of the Second Battle of the Marne
On 15 July 1918 American forces in France began fighting a two-month campaign that—to that point—would become the largest battle the nation had ever engaged in. The Second Battle of the Marne marked the [...]
Tesla and the Great War — Explored in Tesla: Wizard at War
Tesla: Wizard at War -- The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power, by Marc J. Seifer The international bestseller Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of [...]
Rare blood-stained WWI trench coat found in Woodburn museum | Exclusive
Key Points A curator discovered a rare World War I trench coat in storage at Woodburn Museum and started digging for answers. The coat belonged to Sgt. Wayne Woodruff of the 605th Engineers and [...]
WWI soldiers in Cape County
A Cape Girardeau County archivist is untangling incomplete, handwritten records to build the most accurate list yet of local World War I soldiers. As part of my ongoing quest to update the Cape Girardeau [...]
