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Swedish immigrants as commanders – The story of Nels G. Sandelin
In my research, where I follow up the Swedish born soldiers who fell in the Great War, I have found out that especially individuals in the American Expeditionary Forces had the opportunity to become more [...]
Mercy Dogs: Meet the Heroes Who Delivered Aid and Comforted the Dying On the Battlefields of World War I
Over 16 million total animals were in service during the Great War. In the agony of trench warfare and no man’s land, the sound of a skitter and a wet nose — typically a rat, doubled [...]
Film planned to highlight WWI veteran and physician Dr. Frank Boston
A local hero goes to the national stage as a documentary film about Dr. Frank Boston gets underway A local hero goes to the national stage as a documentary film about Dr. Frank Boston gets [...]
Gloucestershire foundry casts sculpture of new WWI memorial for US
A vast 60ft (18m) long memorial created at a foundry in Gloucestershire is to be installed near the White House in Washington, later this year. The 25 tonne bronze is America's first national memorial to [...]
From Plock to Yonkers: The Story of an Immigrant Doughboy
My grandfather Phillip (Phil) Nordenberg fought valiantly and helped the United States achieve victory in Europe during World War One. An immigrant from Plock, Poland, a Jewish enclave near Warsaw, Phil was one of seven [...]
How World War I soldiers gave America the wristwatch
World War I led to a revolution in timepiece technology. World War I is largely remembered for mud, trenches, and barbed wire, but it also marked a significant turning point in the history of timepieces. [...]
What the 1920s Can Teach Us About Creativity: Lessons from the Post-WWI Jazz Age Revolution
The 1920s, commonly known as the Roaring Twenties, serve as a rich source of insight into the power of creativity following a period of significant strife. After World War I, a wave of relief and [...]
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators
Several years ago I spent quite a bit of time studying the early 1900s through WWI. I read nonfiction and fiction about and from that era. So I was fascinated when I discovered Switchboard Soldiers: A [...]
The Christmas Party at Camp Upton 1918
Telephone Operators Quartered in U. S. Army Barracks Transform Their Home at Upton Into a Santa Claus Paradise CAMP UPTON!" called the conductor. The train came to a standstill, wheezing and coughing as its burden [...]
