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Top 5 Powerhouse Aircraft Of World War I
During the WWII, aircraft became some of the most important assets for Allied air forces, as they carried out extensive raids throughout Europe as well as long-range strategic missions over the Japanese Islands, which [...]
The Williams Show: Courage, Creativity, and Innovation in World War I Aviation
(Note: This article was originally written during the Spring 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison’s “World War I Wisconsin” course, taught by Dr. Leslie Bellais.) In the evening strike on August 23, 1918, aviator Rodney D. Williams [...]
Will Hispanic Doughboy from El Paso get Medal of Honor?
Pvt. Marcelino Serna's heroics and lethal effectiveness on the battlefield, where he killed more than two dozen enemy soldiers in a single fight, made him was one of the most decorated U.S. soldiers in [...]
A Biologist Tells The Story Of ‘Cher Ami’—The World’s Most Famous War Pigeon
World War I was a time of great military advancement. New to the battlefield were impressive inventions such as armored tanks, machine guns, airplanes, submarines and field telephones. But the armies of WWI weren’t [...]
When Americans spent Christmas and New Year’s freezing in Russia
As World War I ended, thousands of American troops were fighting in the early stages of Russia’s civil war. 106 years ago, American troops were in a pitched battle for control of villages in [...]
Indigenous WWI veterans get long awaited Medal of Honor review
“I’m so thankful that his blood runs in our veins,” said Tewanna Anderson-Edwards of her great uncle Otis W. Leader, a World War I Choctaw code talker. Leader, a corporal in the Army’s 16th [...]
Doughboy MIA For December 2024: PFC Leslie Warren Darling
PFC Leslie Warren Darling was born on August 23, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois. He later relocated to Shenandoah, Iowa, where he worked as a reporter for a local newspaper and served as secretary for [...]
My Grandfather Was A Polar Bear: A North Dakota Dentist In World War I
After learning that my grandfather, Dr. Nines Simmons, fought in World War, I became very interested in learning more. I found original documents and pictures that were packed away after my mom died. Then [...]
To Be as Young (or as Old) as You Feel
In studying the Hello Girls – the American telephone operators who supported the U.S. soldiers in France during World War I – determining who the oldest and youngest Hello Girls were should be easy. [...]
