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No Higher Service: Franklin County Maine’s Fallen Soldiers of World War I
In Farmington, Maine, stands the John M. Teague Memorial Arch. A veteran of the Civil War, John, along with his wife, chose to commemorate WWI soldiers from Franklin County, to honor their service. Though of [...]
Teddy Roosevelt’s son served in WWI & was the oldest soldier to fight on D-Day
The Medal of Honor recipient, who General George Patton called "one of the bravest men I ever knew," also served in World War I General George S. Patton and General Ted Roosevelt, Jr. pose [...]
World War I Valor Medals Review Project Update
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 extended the Valor Medals Review Project being conducted by the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War at Park University. Robb Centre [...]
Connecticut WWI veteran posthumously awarded Purple Heart over a century after combat injury
EAST WINDSOR, Conn. — When Joe Janeczko learned that, after more than a century, his grandfather would finally be recognized for his service during World War I, he wondered if Pvt. Anthony Butenas would soon [...]
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 [...]
