Featured Articles
Meet the American who inspired American Legion Baseball, John Griffith, WWI vet and sports pioneer
John Griffith inspired the creation of American Legion Baseball from coast to coast — here is his home-run story Major John Griffith envisioned a nation made better, healthier and stronger — more powerful and patriotic — and [...]
US to destroy last chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to WWI
Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot are close to destroying rockets filled with GB nerve agent that are the last of the United States' declared chemical weapons and completing a decadeslong campaign At a [...]
Why did the United States break Diplomatic Relations with Germany in 1917?
The Allied Powers and the Central Powers fought the First World War between 1914 and 1918. The countries that made up these alliances were primarily European countries, with Germany belonging to the Central Powers. The [...]
From All Walks of Life: Sailors of the USS Cyclops
These men and many more just like them answered their country’s call and served aboard the U.S.S. Cyclops in WWI The collier CYCLOPS was a U.S. Navy ship that fueled the fleet from 1910-1918. The [...]
Remembering a Veteran: Lt. Jay C. Hormel, 88th Division & Services of Supply, AEF
Designated officer in charge of all meat handling in France for the AEF With America’s entry into the First World War, George Hormel, founder of meat packing firm Hormel & Company hoped that his son [...]
The 72-Year-Old Who Lied About His Age to Fight in World War I
A Civil War veteran, John William Boucher was one of the oldest men on the ground during the Great War John William Boucher served honorably in the Civil War, fighting for the Union for seven [...]
H. Gordon Chasseaud, U.S. AEF and the Commission for Relief in Belgium
Born in Brooklyn, NY, on 20 November 1887, Herve Gordon Chasseaud (usually written as “H. Gordon Chasseaud” and known to his friends and neighbors as “Gordon.”) was 29 years old when he registered for the [...]
Veteran of the Day U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Gene Tunney
Marine Corps Veteran Gene Tunney served in both World War I and World War II James Joseph “Gene” Tunney was born in May 1897 in New York City to Mary and John Tunney, the latter [...]
Five things you may not know about Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
The chapel at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France lies at the edge of Belleau Wood, known for intense fighting and significant victory for American forces in 1918 during World War I. The American Battle Monuments [...]
