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Remembering November 3, 1917: The First American Combat Deaths of World War I and a USDA Colleague Who Led Them
Dear USDA Members and Friends Historical Society, As you pass through the Whitten Building Patio today (November 3, 2026), pause to reflect on one of our own and how he is connected to the [...]
World War I letter for sale on Facebook tells poignant story
While scrolling through Facebook one day, I came across someone selling a group of 4 letters from WW1, I didn't know where they were from or if they were even from the same family, [...]
5 Odd Rules U.S. Soldiers Followed When Writing Letters Home from WWI and WWII
The military has some odd rules that might not make sense to most of us. One of the top examples is these odd rules U.S. soldiers followed when writing letters home. These examples that [...]
American Soldiers and Children in a French Village, World War I
During World War I, a U.S. Army Signal Corps photographer took this picture of American soldiers and children on a village street in France. The Army typed its caption on the card the photo [...]
One Veteran. One Legacy. One Unanswered Question.
A World War I veteran helped shape the history of a Pennsylvania community and pioneered organized emergency medical care. His legacy is now recognized across Pennsylvania and the nation. One question remains: Why has [...]
Sequoyah National Research Center launches World War I Website
The Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock launched a brand-new website, Modern Warriors of World War I, this September. The website is a searchable database of American [...]
The Ribbon of Life: The 1920 Diary of a French War Nurse’s Visit to America
Jane and Ron West have done a marvelous job of putting together and editing the travel diary of a French nurse, Suzanne Raguin, who during WW1 served on the staff of the US Army’s [...]
In William Triplet’s Footsteps During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
The indelible shadow of the First World War still blankets the world we live in today. Although not reflected upon in study or teaching as much as other conflicts, there is no doubt it [...]
The Biggest Battle America Forgot
1.2 million Americans. Forty-seven days. The end of the First World War — and a commander carrying a private grief almost no one knows about. Our conversation with Dr. Mitch Yockelson. One afternoon in [...]
