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Battles, Arson, and Strawberry Jam: An Interview With Lloyd Charles Maynard Of Michigan’s WWI “Polar Bears” in Russia
In the summer of 1918, Lloyd Charles Maynard was expecting to be sent to France. He was all packed and prepared when he found out that he was about to become one of Michigan’s Polar [...]
World War I veteran’s remains identified in Tulsa Massacre mass grave
C.L. Daniel served in the Army during the war. Two years after he left the service, he was killed in one of the most infamous racist massacres in the country. A World War I veteran [...]
The Choctaw Code Talkers, the Ideal American Doughboy, and the Adventure of a Lifetime
A few months following a phone call with a fellow Choctaw researcher, I found myself standing in a French airport, a bit shocked and certainly in awe. I had never imagined the whirlwind that would [...]
Sculptor shares journey behind Washington D.C. monument
KENT — Greeted by the skirl of bagpipes, eager veterans and townspeople gathered to hear Sabin Howard, the sculptor commissioned to create a new WWI monument in Washington D.C., speak about his creative process at [...]
A Forgotten Tragedy of the Great War: The Sinking of RMS Leinster
The mail ship and ferry RMS Leinster was sunk 10 October 1918 in the Irish Sea with little over a month left in the Great War. The ship was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-123 shortly after [...]
World War I Memorial wall, ‘A Soldier’s Journey,’ will soon arrive in Washington
To capture facial expressions of horror, determination and experience on the bronze figures, the artist used modern combat veterans as models. Almost ten years in the making, a massive bronze relief sculpture that will serve [...]
The Llandovery Castle Massacre — How a Little-Known Attack on a WWI Hospital Ship Would Forever Change War Crime Prosecutions
“In the 1940s, Allied prosecutors preparing for a new round of war crimes trials revisited the Llandovery Castle decision.” ON THE EVENING of June 27, 1918, the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle was heading from Halifax to [...]
Remembering a WWI Veteran: From Major to Major General in 16 Months: John L. Hines
In 2000, Roads to the Great War Editor/Publisher Michael Hanlon was invited to be a historical consultant for the U.S. Postal Service on a series of commemorative stamps honoring Distinguished American Soldiers. Alvin York and [...]
When Did “Armistice Day” Become “Veterans Day” in the USA?
In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed 11 November as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in [...]
