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Doughboy MIA for May 2025: Lieutenant Harvey Lawrence Cory
Harvey Lawrence Cory was born on October 16, 1896, in Rochester, New York. During his youth, he attended preparatory school in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He later enrolled at Princeton University, where he was a [...]
Chris Gibbons: A Memorial Day tribute to “Philadelphia’s Own”
On September 21, 1917, a little over five months after the U.S. formally entered World War I, the first 361 recruits for the 315th Infantry Regiment arrived at Camp Meade in Maryland. All of [...]
Happy Memorial Day!! African American Women and WWI
When the U.S. joined the war in 1917, Americans from all walks of life wanted to “do their bit.” This included African American women, who found a variety of ways to support the war [...]
Sgt. York’s 1941 Memorial Day Message Still Inspires
On Memorial Day, 1941, Sgt. Alvin York spoke at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This humble farmer from the backwoods of Tennessee began his military career as a pacifist. While he was serving with the [...]
Native Code Talkers Foiled WWI Enemies
Native Code Talkers secured highly sensitive communications with a code that German specialists could not break. Ironically, the U.S. government banned many Native Americans from speaking their language in tribal boarding schools in the [...]
American WWI troops honored on France’s former battlefields in Memorial Day tribute
BONY, France — The commander in charge of Army operations in Europe led Memorial Day tributes Sunday at the Somme American Cemetery, where some of the first American troops to die in combat on [...]
The Reviews Are In for The Story of a Rose
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Expedition captures the first ever images of the wreck of a World War I submarine
The USS F-1 was lost in 1917 in a collision off of California, killing most of its crew. After more than 100 years, we have the first actual image of the wreck of a [...]
Choctaw Nation celebrates World War I Code Talkers
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Choctaw Nation is placing a spotlight on the tribe's contribution to one of the most notable wars in American history. DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) — As Memorial Day weekend [...]
