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‘The Hello Girls’ ― the story of the first U.S. women soldiers ― comes to Sonoma
Sonoma Arts Live brings ‘The Hello Girls’ musical to Sonoma, the story of the first U.S. female soldiers and their significant role in the ending of World War I. More than 100 years ago 223 [...]
War Dogs History: The Great War Experience World War I
The setting for World War I is unique, and it is difficult to comprehend the immense scale of destruction and suffering endured by millions of people. Most of the time was spent in static positions. [...]
The U.S. 27th Division Field-Issued British Enlisted Jacket
This British Pattern 1902 Other Ranks Service Jacket was field-issued to a Sergeant in Company M of the 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division. The buttons have all been replaced with US buttons, there is a [...]
Veterans History Project: Captain Allen M. Sumner, Jr., USMC in WWI
World War I Correspondence Collections in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project Unit: 5th Marine Regiment; 81st Company, 6th Machine Gun Battalion Branch of Service: Marine Corps Rank: Captain "I am resolved to do the best I [...]
Tester to play Daily Taps at National World War I Memorial
Event will honor legendary female World War I telephone operators, nicknamed the Hello Girls, America's first women soldiers Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and descendants of the U.S. Army “Hello Girls” will participate in a special Daily Taps ceremony on [...]
Best Books on World War I
We have a number of interviews focused on World War I and many more in which particular books on the war are recommended. Covering the state of Europe in the lead up to the World [...]
The A&D Minute: World War I With Drones
With no end in sight, how can defense contractors apply lessons learned from the past two years in Ukraine to best support the Warfighter in 2024 and beyond? February 24, 2024 marked the beginning of [...]
Professor Emeritus Wins Award For Research On The Response To WWI-Era German Language Restrictions
During World War I, South Dakota joined other U.S. states by enacting measures that banned speaking the German language in public spaces. Istvan Gombocz, Ph.D., professor emeritus of German at the University of South Dakota, [...]
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney World War I bronzes at new home in Rhode Island
The Preservation Society of Newport County in Rhode Island recently acquired two Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney World War I bronzes: America at War (a chaotic battle scene) and Blinded (depicting a soldier blinded by poison gas). Whitney, who summered at [...]
