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America’s Flaming Bayonet in World War I
In early 1918, as the American Expeditionary Force prepared to face battle-hardened German troops in France, the bayonet was a vital component of the Doughboys’ combat equipment. It is difficult for many people today [...]
Kiffin Rockwell – Fighting for All Humanity
In movies and video games World War I aerial combat looks glamorous, and it appears to be easy to shoot down an enemy plane. It was neither. Most dogfights took place at altitudes above [...]
Our Montana – On National Nurses Day, remember three WWI nurses
This episode features three WWI nurses with ties to Montana! Ed Saunders shares his research into these three incredible woman who served in the armed forces. This episode was recorded on National Nurses Day [...]
British divers locate wreckage of long-lost WWI Coast Guard vessel
More than a century after one of the deadliest maritime losses in American military history, the wreckage of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has been located deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean, the Coast [...]
WWI Connecticut Guard Dog Sgt. Stubby Honored with Statue
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut State Library unveiled a new statue of the famous World War I canine Sgt. Stubby, who was adopted by a Connecticut Guardsman, was able to smell incoming gas attacks [...]
Fraternizing with the Enemy
Eugene “Reynold” Thomas was born in 1898, in Pennsylvania, to George and Evelyn Thomas. In 1917, he would enlist in the war as a marine, and see action. After the armistice was signed, he [...]
Finding the Hello Girls: A Journey of Discovery and Connections
Finding (Auntie) Nemo The seeds that led to my Hello Girls journey were first planted in the fall of 2011. As my son was leaving for college, he suggested in a humorous manner that [...]
This WWI soldier saved two men from a burning tank with his bare hands
When the American Expeditionary Forces joined the Allied armies on the Western Front in World War I, there was one condition upon which their commander, Gen. John Pershing, insisted. He wanted the AEF to [...]
The Hero of Kenosha – The Story of Nicholas A. Schulz, the First Kenoshan to Receive the Croix de Guerre in WWI
"Kenosha is proud of her first Croix de Guerre. She is prouder of the young hero whose brave deeds were worthy of such recognition. She had something more to add to her glories and [...]
