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Doughboy MIA For June 2026: First Lieutenant Ernest Armond Giroux of the 103rd Aero Squadron.
First Lieutenant Ernest Armond Giroux was the only American aviator of World War I listed as Missing in Action to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Born on December 4, 1895, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, [...]
The AEF ID Card of Capt. David R. Kerr, Personal Aide to 2nd “Indianhead” Division Commander General Omar Bundy
This is a small group of ephemera belonging to David Renwick Kerr, a Canadian-born American officer who served as Aide to 2nd Division Major General Omar Bundy from September 1917 to June 1918, and [...]
America’s Children at War
America's schoolchildren served on the home front during World War I. Although American children were geographically removed from the physical destruction of the European front, World War I deeply impacted their lives.They were ceaselessly [...]
U.S. Congress Passes Espionage Act – This Day in History
On June 15, 1917, just two months after the United States entered World War I, Congress passed one of the most controversial laws in American history: the Espionage Act. Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, [...]
Less Than a Mile Apart: How Two WWI Foes Became Family in America
When I joined MyHeritage four months ago, I was looking for a platform that could help me break through the walls I kept hitting on other genealogy sites. I’m still in the learning phase [...]
Bogart’s WWI service in U.S. Navy formed him in ways that the privileged domesticity of his upbringing never could have
Humphrey Bogart: The Greatest Male Star of Classic Hollywood Cinema Introduction Humphrey DeForest Bogart, born on December 25, 1899, in New York City, New York, stands as one of the most enduring, iconic, and [...]
A World War I veteran finally gets the honors he earned nearly 45 years after he died
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - On this “You Can Quote Me,” a World War I veteran finally gets the honors he earned nearly 45 years after he died. His remains sat unclaimed in a funeral [...]
The ‘Iron Division’ of World War I came from the Pennsylvania National Guard
The 28th Infantry Division deserves some respect. In major conflicts throughout American history, the lines are blurred between who did what and when. Unless someone decides to “Stephen Ambrose” your unit, any action or glory is [...]
How World War I Helped Transform New Jersey Into a Commuter State
Long before the Garden State Parkway was a gleam in any planner's eye, New Jersey was already becoming a commuter state — and the engine driving that transformation was a war fought an ocean [...]
