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The 72-Year-Old Who Lied About His Age to Fight in World War I
A Civil War veteran, John William Boucher was one of the oldest men on the ground during the Great War John William Boucher served honorably in the Civil War, fighting for the Union for seven [...]
Over There: A Tribute to WWI Army Nurse Corps Volunteer Anna Marie McMullen
More than a century ago, Allentown Hospital nurse died of pneumonia caring for soldiers in France Allentown Hospital nurse Anna Marie McMullen answered her country’s call in April 1918, shipping off to France along with [...]
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
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 [...]
