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World War I Mobile Museum back on road with new name, same educational mission
After weathering many cancellations and shutdowns due to the disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic, the WWI Mobile Museum is back in action and on the road again, bringing artifacts that tell the story of [...]
“Sounding Taps is Meaningful to Me First and Foremost Because it is Important to Veterans and their Families”
John Schmitt in his World War I uniform is the “face” of the Doughboy Foundation’s Daily Taps, with his photo frequently use in promotional roles. But when he is not playing Taps at the National [...]
Wanda “Lynne” Dayton, 1939–2022
Wanda “Lynne” Dayton was born 8/2/1939 in Rockwood, TN, and passed away 7/25/2022 at age 82 in Washington, DC. Beloved wife, devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she considered being a ‘Navy Wife’ serving alongside [...]
Sacrifices of the U.S. 42nd (Rainbow) Division in WWI honored at commemoration of the 104th anniversary of the Battle of the Ourcq River
On July 23, 2022, the cities of Fère-en-Tardenois and Seringes-et Nesles honored the sacrifices of the U.S. 42nd (Rainbow) Division in WWI and commemorated the 104th anniversary of the battle of the Ourcq river (July [...]
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. [...]
What Makes American Music American? The World War I Connection
Joshua Villanueva conducts the CMA's Copland Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring in 2021. The origins of this piece are deeply rooted in World War I. There’s nothing more American than growing [...]
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 [...]
Switchboard Soldiers: one of the great untold stories of World War I
Switchboard Soldiers (better known as the "Hello Girls") were the women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as [...]
