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America in World War I: Military Camp Newspapers
This definitive collection of forty military camp newspapers provides unique coverage of America’s involvement in World War I. Brimming with humor, they contain unique social insights into the war. Camp newspapers kept soldiers informed about [...]
Two World War I Submarines Sunk by Mines With Dozens on Board Discovered
Maritime archaeologists have identified the wrecks of two World War I-era German submarines at the bottom of the sea floor. Researchers found the wrecks in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium this month, [...]
Search for lost soldier shows how little we know about Latinos in World War I
A Texas woman, curious about what happened to a relative who died while serving in World War I, recently found his resting place in France — likely one of several Mexican Americans who died abroad [...]
World War I helped popularize candy bars
Today’s grocery stores are stocked with a seemingly endless variety of candy bars. This modern-day menagerie of chocolate treats can trace its origins back to World War I, when an increased demand for chocolate rations [...]
Drought in Texas Reveals World War I Shipwreck
A local man happened upon the wreckage while jet skiing earlier this month Plagued by scorching temperatures and drought, the Neches River in southeast Texas has revealed the remains of a World War I shipwreck. [...]
Potential of moving World War I statue stirs controversy, ‘heavy feelings’ in Kentucky town
The potential relocation of a more than 100 year old World War I doughboy statue from a busy intersection in downtown Monticello, KY is giving local residents and elected officials considerable heartburn. Although it’s not [...]
Sandra Sinclair Pershing, November 11, 1941 – August 14, 2023
Sandra Sinclair Pershing died August 14, 2023 at her home in Quogue, NY, surrounded by her family. Her obituary in the New York Times is linked here. Sandra Pershing at the 2016 announcement of [...]
My Journey to Discover the Author of a World War I Diary, and Tell His Story
Student sleuth tracks century-old clues to identify author of lost World War I diary After the school year ended at Bennington College, I found myself with nothing to do. I still wanted to research, so [...]
Doughboy MIA For August 2023: First Lieutenant Sidney Paul Thompson
A man is only missing if he is forgotten. Awarded France’s Croix de Guerre with Palm Shot for his actions on 5 July 1918 while flying only his third mission of the war on July [...]
