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How hunger shook Europe and the Ottoman Empire after World War I
If you were asked to name a weapon used in World War I, you’d probably think of gas attacks, or artillery, or tanks. But another unusual weapon was battering people across the world, and [...]
One of Four: World War One Through the Eyes of an Unknown Soldier
It was an extremely hot July day near Salina, Kansas, in 1977. A young Army Private First Class (PFC) assigned to Blues Platoon, Delta Troop 1/4th Cav, 1st Infantry Division, stood over the flag-draped [...]
WWI Hello Girls Unit Tribute Plaque Dedicated at National Museum of the United States Army
On 25 May 2025, we dedicated a unit tribute to the Female Telephone Operators Unit, known as the “Hello Girls” at the Wall of Honor at the National Museum of the United States Army, [...]
Chris Gibbons: A Memorial Day tribute to “Philadelphia’s Own”
On September 21, 1917, a little over five months after the U.S. formally entered World War I, the first 361 recruits for the 315th Infantry Regiment arrived at Camp Meade in Maryland. All of [...]
Happy Memorial Day!! African American Women and WWI
When the U.S. joined the war in 1917, Americans from all walks of life wanted to “do their bit.” This included African American women, who found a variety of ways to support the war [...]
Native Code Talkers Foiled WWI Enemies
Native Code Talkers secured highly sensitive communications with a code that German specialists could not break. Ironically, the U.S. government banned many Native Americans from speaking their language in tribal boarding schools in the [...]
American WWI troops honored on France’s former battlefields in Memorial Day tribute
BONY, France — The commander in charge of Army operations in Europe led Memorial Day tributes Sunday at the Somme American Cemetery, where some of the first American troops to die in combat on [...]
Choctaw Nation celebrates World War I Code Talkers
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Choctaw Nation is placing a spotlight on the tribe's contribution to one of the most notable wars in American history. DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) — As Memorial Day weekend [...]
Not Completely Unprepared—The U.S. Military before World War I
"America was completely unprepared for the war." You've probably seen some form of this statement in your readings. The statistics seem to fully support this. On 1 April 1917, the U.S. had 5,791 officers [...]
