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Black History Month: ABMC Honors WWI US soldier buried in France
From baseball field to battlefield There is a story behind each headstone at ABMC cemeteries. Before enlisting in the Army in June 1917, Ernest Biggers was an outfielder for the Houston Black Buffaloes. He sailed [...]
US soldiers lay groundwork for ‘transformation’ of artillery units in Europe
Charlie Battery traces its lineage to WWI as the first American military unit ever to fire a round in Europe GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Army Capt. Phuong Quach started 2024 with a mission to stand up [...]
Gallery Glance: “Charmed Soldiers,” National WWI Museum and Memorial
According to an old military saying often attributed to war correspondent Ernie Pyle, “There are no atheists in foxholes.” Who can doubt that when the prospect of death is nearby, thoughts of survival and mortality [...]
Incredible audio shows what WWI sounded like when the guns and bombs just suddenly stopped
It's both beautiful and haunting to hear the ceasefire silence at the agreed-upon 11th hour. On November 11, 1918, U.S.soldier Robert Casey wrote from the American front in Western Europe: “And this is the end of it. [...]
Eugene Bullard, a Pilot’s Struggle for Freedom
He flew for liberty, equality, and fraternity. This grandson of Georgia slaves volunteered for the Foreign Legion during World War I and became the first African American fighter pilot, a hero of French aviation – [...]
Annie Jessie Hall – A Lifetime of Nursing
Turning Back The Clock Annie Jessie Hall was born in Pleasant View in 1885. The daughter of immigrants from England, she grew up in North Ogden where her father was a successful contractor and fruit [...]
Truman’s ‘Rough Bunch’: Future President Learned Leadership Lessons In WWI
He was a decisive, plain-spoken leader who became the 33rd president of the United States. But more than two decades before he became president, Harry Truman served as an artillery officer in World War I. [...]
During World War I, cats were used in the trenches to boost morale
The Great War was such a difficult time, some soldiers sought out the assistance and comfort of four-legged friends — including cats, who were used in the trenches to boost morale. Dogs, homing pigeons, foxes, [...]
As Empires Clashed During World War I, a Global Media Industry Brought the Conflict’s Horrors to the Public
An exhibition at LACMA traces the roots of modern media to the Great War, when propaganda mobilized the masses, and questions whether the brutal truths of the battlefield can ever really be communicated More than [...]
