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Liberation: 29th Division Association leads efforts to construct Meuse-Argonne Offensive monument
The 29th Division Association is leading the efforts to construct a monument to honor the contributions of the 79th, 29th, and 33rd Divisions to the great Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The Offensive was a key part [...]
“Willing to die with fatigue”: Rebecca N. Rhoads, canteen worker in WWI
Rebecca N. Rhoads, from her 1925 passport application. A member of a Quaker family, Rebecca Naomi Rhoads was born in Bellefonte, PA, in November 1872. Her father, Daniel Rhoads, first worked in [...]
Why I Wrote the Book: The Robust Life & Music of Noble Sissle, Sr.
Biography of a Broadway Show Co-Producer, Lyricist, Tenor Soloist, Harlem Hellfighter, Veteran, International Jazz Conductor and Entrepreneur During the pandemic in mid-April 2021, I started researching Noble Sissle, Sr. There were a few pages [...]
A Meaningful Handshake: Commemorating 250 Years Of French-American Military Friendship And Alliance
On February 3rd, 2025, His Excellency Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France to the United States, hosted a reception at his residence to celebrate a gift from the French Armed Forces to their US counterpart: [...]
Dr. Philip Matz: A Pioneer in VA Medical Research
Dr. Philip Matz served as the first director of research at VA from 1925-1938. His leadership kickstarted Veteran specific studies on a wide range of issues. (VA) World War I brought about [...]
How the Hundred Days Offensive Ended World War I
For many people, the enduring image of World War I is that of infantry troops bunkered down in a trench somewhere along the hazy battlefield of the war’s Western Front. Indeed, while stagnant trench [...]
An inside look at the historian’s craft and American women’s roles in World War I
Have you ever wondered how historians transform the primary source materials they find in archives into a book? If so, check out the recording of historian (and friend of the Doughboy Foundation) Allison S. Finkelstein's November "Made at [...]
The 18-year-old World War I corporal behind Fort Benning’s renaming
For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the name of the Army base in Georgia two years ago, but now the Trump administration is set [...]
WWI Trench Guns: Shotguns for Ferocious Fighting
The warfighters of World War 1 had one foot in the past and one in the future. Swords and horses were still being used but automatic weapons, airplanes and tanks were newfangled weapons. When [...]
