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Ohio’s Black World War I Sailors: Forgotten U.S. Servicemen
The service and sacrifice of Black World War I sailors is often overlooked. Black History Month provides an excellent opportunity to discuss these forgotten servicemen, including those who came from Ohio. 6,750 Black sailors served [...]
Not to Keep: A novel of Florida and World War I
Florida author, Rebecca J. Johnston, will speak about World War I, Floridians returning from the war, prohibition, the Bonus Army, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, and the process of writing these topics into her [...]
WWI medals discovered after 100 years
Long ago, they stood at attention for a black-and-white panoramic photograph in Yorkville. Dressed in their military uniforms, they were awarded a medal. For some, however, the medal was never received. The Kendall County [...]
World War I Is Having a Pop Culture Resurgence
World War I hasn't always been popular in movies, but it's become much more prominent in modern cinema for a variety of reasons. Throw a stone and you’re bound to hit a movie set in the [...]
Sgt. Alvin York: From Blacksmith to Legendary WWI Marksman
Sgt. Alvin York was a United States Army soldier and one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I. Born in rural Tennessee, Sgt. York had little formal education but was an excellent [...]
Kendall County Circuit Clerk seeks to return unclaimed historic World War I medals to veterans’ families
KENDALL COUNTY, IL -- Kendall County Clerk of the Circuit Court Matthew Prochaska, while digitizing court records from the turn of the 20th century, found a box of unclaimed World War I medals that were [...]
The BAR Through World War I
America’s first light machine gun was yet another design from the man from Ogden. When we see John Moses Browning written out, it is usually followed with such adjectives as genius, iconic, brilliant and innovative, [...]
Military Shotguns: The History of Scatterguns Issued by the U.S.
Winchester’s Model 1897 was one of the first modern U.S. military shotguns to be used in the World Wars. Called a “trench gun,” the Model 97 was a critical weapon American soldiers used to clear [...]
A Rare Atlas of the First World War
On October 27, 2022, the Library of Congress held an event for members of the Philip Lee Phillips Society, the Washington Map Society, and the Friends of the Library of Congress. The event was named [...]
