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‘Holy’ work: Stars of David replace crosses on stones of two WWI soldiers at national cemetery
“We have a sense, I think, of paying a long overdue debt to these men,” Shalom Lamm, the chief historian of Operation Benjamin, told attendees about Pfc. Adolph Hanf and Pvt. David Moser. (JNS) [...]
Military Contributions of Honduras in World War I
The involvement of Central American nations in World War I is often overshadowed by the larger powers that dominated the conflict. However, Honduras played a noteworthy role during this tumultuous period, contributing not only [...]
April 8, 1918: The Harlem Hellfighters joined the French Army in battling German forces
The 369th Infantry Regiment, which the Germans called the “Harlem Hellfighters,” joined the French Army in battling German forces. “The Hellfighters, the most celebrated African-American regiment in World War I, confronted racism, even as they [...]
‘A Love Letter to Chaplains’: Exhibit honors contributions of military chaplains in World War I
(OSV News) -- Bombs, death, trench warfare -- all of the experiences as an Italian military chaplain would forever shape Father Angelo Roncalli's future life and ministry as a priest, bishop and eventually as Pope John [...]
Sculptor Sabin Howard Battles Modernists to Create Classical WWI Memorial
At a time when traditional values are under assault, master sculptor Sabin Howard is bringing classical beauty back to American culture—one bronze figure at a time. Howard, creator of “A Soldier’s Journey,” the World War I Memorial in [...]
After robust debate, U.S. entered World War I
Despite initial mandate to stay neutral, U.S. leaders voted to officially join Allies in the Great War on April 6, 1917 A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. [...]
After nearly 100 years, this WWI soldier received his Medal of Honor
War brings out the best and worst in its participants. One seldom knows what qualities one brings onto the battlefield until a situation arises when that service person has to make a fateful choice. [...]
Reports from the WWI battlefields – A Swedish journalist met the Swedish soldiers
Gunnar met the Swedes in the American Army, when he wrote about his dialogues between him and the soldiers. I have been writing about it before, how digitized newspapers from the Great War era [...]
The location of a WWI-era German U-boat at the bottom of Lake Michigan is a closely guarded secret
Resting beneath the surface of Lake Michigan is a 185-foot German U-boat—an unexpected find, especially since no German submarines ever operated in the Great Lakes during either World War. So how did a U-boat [...]
