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Songs for the Soldiers
The National Committee was charged with publishing an official songbook to be distributed to song leaders, officers, and soldiers. Here are all the songs with descriptions on how they relate to the American war effort.
How America Hunted German Submarines
Germany’s decision to recommence unrestricted submarine warfare in February, 1917 was one of the decisive factors that drove the United States into finally joining “the war to end all wars.”
Horses and Mules
These unsung beasts of burden provided the overwhelming majority of the power used to move men and machines–the true “horsepower” of the war effort.
About The Lafayette Escadrille
With the United States entering the War in 1917, the pioneering airmen of the Lafayette Escadrille formed the foundation on which American combat aviation was built. This is their story.
What two giants of History say to each other in silence
Every year, the Society of the Cincinnati invites one American student to France to commemorate the friendship between French and American officers who fought together during the American War of Independence. On July 2021, as [...]
Private Earl Edward Jones: after 87 years, rosette officially closes his case
Doughboy MIA for July 2022 Our MIA of the Month this time around is a little different, as he isn’t actually MIA anymore! Private Earl Edward Jones was born January 9th, 1894, in Meyersdale Pennsylvania. [...]
A Promising Young Man: The Life and Times of a Casualty in World War One
Introduction In 1942 when I was eight years old, I accompanied my paternal grandmother, father, mother and brother in seeing the acclaimed and Academy Award movie Sergeant York in an Orangeburg, South Carolina theater. The [...]
Finding Pvt. Henry V. Traynham
Pvt. Henry V. TraynhamGrowing up I was always fascinated with military history. I still am. I recall as a small child meeting my great grandfather Jeffrey Traynham, who served in the Navy during World War [...]
Commissioner O’Connell has family link to Lusitania tragedy
A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans, on May 7, 1915. The disaster set off a chain of events that led to the U.S. entering World War I. [...]
