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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
A man is only missing if he is forgotten. 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 [...]
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 [...]
Sgt. Alvin York: The greatest soldier of all time
Spending your life around the military and educating yourself about the sacrifices, heroics, and commitments, you realize it’s pretty easy to look at all branches of the military and find many individuals who have gone [...]
Eddie Rickenbacker: America’s Most Decorated World War I Ace
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker is best remembered as the “ace of aces.” He achieved 26 aerial victories during World War I — the most of any US pilot during the war. With a Medal of Honor, [...]
A Post-Dispatch mailroom clerk becomes the first St. Louisan to die in World War I
David Hickey was 38 when he answered the patriotic drumbeat in April 1917 to fight in the Great War. He was assigned to a U.S. Army artillery battery in France at the village of Seicheprey, [...]
Private Henry Johnson’s bravery in World War I
During this week in 1919, a parade welcomes the New York National Guard home from World War I. Among the American heroes recognized that day was Private Henry Johnson. He had already been awarded the [...]
