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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 [...]
The Long Way to Tipperary From Guanajuato
It was not unusual to hear my father singing or whistling while he worked in his garden at our home in South Central Los Angeles. It wasn’t until I started researching my father’s life [...]
From Our Eyes – Tracing History and Ideology: A WIRE Research Journey with the DAR in World War I
This edition of From Our Eyes features Amala Rajagopal (‘25 History and Philosophy, Women’s and Gender Studies minor), one of the 11 student fellows who participated in the inaugural Wilkinson Interterm Research Experience (WIRE) during Interterm 2025. This immersive program provided [...]
New Research Guide: James Reese Europe Resources at the Library of Congress
The Music Division’s newest research guide, James Reese Europe: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress, provides a gateway to accessing historic sheet music, unique literary manuscripts, newspaper archives, recordings, photographs and scholarly [...]
Man Who ‘Always Fancied’ Owning a Shipwreck Buys One on Facebook Marketplace for $400
Hobbyist diver Dom Robinson jumped at the chance to purchase the S.S. “Almond Branch,” a cargo ship that’s been resting 190 feet beneath the surface of the English Channel since World War I Hobbyist [...]
In the Footsteps of the Swedes tour 2025 – Back home again
I I was really excited for a week ago, and looked very much forward to my second tour as a guide together with the Swedish military history travel agency “Historic Travel“. Now we are [...]
Doughboy MIA for April 2025: Lieutenant Walter Craig
Walter Craig was born on January 5, 1892, in Climax, Pennsylvania. He graduated from New Bethlehem High School in 1913, where he was an active member of the school basketball team. Walter came from [...]
