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William Arthur Dietz – Tanker of the Argonne & First Commander of the First American Legion Post in the United States
Tanks are, and have been for over 100 years, an integral tool of warfare. The British, French, and German armies spent a great deal during the final years of the war developing this technology. When [...]
Bugler plays taps 1,000th time at National World War I Memorial
“Taps” is an American military tradition that pre-dates the Civil War. While it was begun as a simple “lights out” call to soldiers and sailors, Captain John C. Tidball started the tradition of playing the [...]
The Pioneer Infantry in the Great War
The World War I Illinois State Normal University Service Records collection is filled with stories of heroism from ISNU students and staff, collected by our first librarian, Ange Milner. Milner also collected files from Black [...]
Honoring the ‘Hello Girls’ – Jodie Grenier, Foundation for Women Warriors
Jodie Grenier, CEO of the Foundation for Women Warriors discusses the "Hello Girls," a group of American female switchboard operators who served in WWI. Despite their service, these women were not recognized as veterans [...]
These Women Answered the Call in WWI. Should They Receive the Gold Medal?
One hundred years ago, a huge crowd gathered in Armory Park in Passaic to hear U.S. Army General John J. Pershing praise the men who fought so bravely in World War I. Pershing, commander of [...]
Passaic event was another step to gain recognition for forgotten ‘Hello Girls’ of WWI
A recent ceremony in Passaic's Armory Park was another step to gain recognition for some of World War I's lesser-known heroes. Colloquially known as the U.S. Army's "Hello Girls," the 223 women were selected out [...]
Hello Girls Musical Brings History Alive For Toledo Christian Schools Students
Toledo Christian Schools is a small private school in Northwest Ohio, where I teach math and bible studies, and am the theatre director of the school's growing and flourishing theatre program. In spring of 2023, [...]
The ‘Hello Girls’ helped win WWI—why was their service overlooked?
When American women were first deployed into combat zones, the U.S. refused to consider them veterans for more than 50 years. Ethel Elkins was one roughly 25,000 American women who volunteered in Europe during the [...]
Doughboy MIA For June 2024: Colonel Raynal Cawthorne Bolling
Over one hundred years have passed since one the most influential American figures in the history of American air power, went missing in action between two small communes in France’s Somme region. On 26 March [...]
