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From Gallipoli to Beyond the Grave — Hear the Oldest Surviving Voice from World War I
Henry Lanser's words, recorded sometime between December 1914 and January 1915, are believed to be the oldest surviving recording in the world of an ordinary soldier in wartime. “Well, dear mother and father, Ethel, Edie [...]
Fountain in France, marking where dozens of CT soldiers died in World War I, focus of ceremony
The fountain at Seicheprey, donated in 1923 by the people of Connecticut, commemorates the service of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and the lasting bonds between America and France. In a column on the dedication [...]
How Many People Died in World War I?
The carnage of the war was so extreme that historians have had difficulty agreeing on exactly how many people lost their lives. When European nations squared off against each other in the summer of 1914, [...]
Sailors in Olive Drab
During the final year of World War I, enlisted U.S. Navy medical personnel performed great acts of heroism amid the killing fields of the Western Front. In World War I, many U.S. Navy corpsmen served [...]
The 10 Most Important World War I Battles
The Great War pivoted on a handful of turning points at sea, in the air, and on the ground. World War I was the first continent-wide European war since the Napoleonic Wars a century before. [...]
Ritzy redevelopment planned at Belgian WWI memorial church funded by US veterans draws criticism
LIEGE, Belgium — The American veterans and widows whose donations helped build the towering Church of the Sacred Heart intended it to be an enduring reminder of the sacrifices of allied troops in World War I. [...]
Doughboy MIA for April 2023: First Lieutenant George Vaughn Seibold, 148th Aero Squadron
Our Doughboy MIA of the month for April 2023 is First Lieutenant George Vaughn Seibold, 148th Aero Squadron and grandson to two Union Officers in the Civil War, one who received the Medal of Honor [...]
Lonesome Memorials: #1 The U.S. 4th Division, Meuse-Argonne Monument, Brieulles-sur-Meuse
With this article, I'm beginning a new series on Roads to the Great War. In my travels to the war's battlefields, I've frequently come across out-of-the-way monuments and memorials that are sometimes very substantial but [...]
Meanderings: True Tales About North Carolina – WWI aviator Kiffin Rockwell
For a state that was the home to the first manned heavier-than-air flight with the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in late 1903, North Carolina should rightfully celebrate what is called high-flying magic. And that [...]
