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For 60 years the Hello Girls fought for veterans status
The first U.S. female soldiers of World War I could be awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal for their distinguished service to the country and their impact on American history and culture. The Hello Girls [...]
Handwritten copy of 1930 speech by French ambassador to American Gold Star Mothers donated to ABMC
On February 28, 2024, Marie Claudel, the granddaughter of Ambassador Paul Claudel, donated to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) the handwritten copy of the speech her grandfather gave to a group of Gold Star [...]
‘The Hello Girls’ ― the story of the first U.S. women soldiers ― comes to Sonoma
Sonoma Arts Live brings ‘The Hello Girls’ musical to Sonoma, the story of the first U.S. female soldiers and their significant role in the ending of World War I. More than 100 years ago 223 [...]
War Dogs History: The Great War Experience World War I
The setting for World War I is unique, and it is difficult to comprehend the immense scale of destruction and suffering endured by millions of people. Most of the time was spent in static positions. [...]
The U.S. 27th Division Field-Issued British Enlisted Jacket
This British Pattern 1902 Other Ranks Service Jacket was field-issued to a Sergeant in Company M of the 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division. The buttons have all been replaced with US buttons, there is a [...]
Veterans History Project: Captain Allen M. Sumner, Jr., USMC in WWI
World War I Correspondence Collections in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project Unit: 5th Marine Regiment; 81st Company, 6th Machine Gun Battalion Branch of Service: Marine Corps Rank: Captain "I am resolved to do the best I [...]
Tester to play Daily Taps at National World War I Memorial
Event will honor legendary female World War I telephone operators, nicknamed the Hello Girls, America's first women soldiers Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and descendants of the U.S. Army “Hello Girls” will participate in a special Daily Taps ceremony on [...]
Crossings and Connections: Canadian Operators with the AEF “Hello Girls” during the Great War
In March 1918, Montreal resident Jean Cunningham and thirty-two other women boarded a ship in Hoboken, NJ, bound for France. Members of the American Expeditionary Force “Telephone Unit,” these women were the first contingent of [...]
The Battle of Henry Johnson, When a single Black soldier killed 4 Germans, and wounded 20 more in WWI
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Henry Johnson He was 26 years old, 5-foot-4, weighed 130 pounds and came from Albany, New York. And on the night of May 15, 1918, Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, [...]
