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“Fueled by boundless enthusiasm” — Dennis Skupinski of the Michigan WWI Centennial Commission
Many of us who have worked with the World War One Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation were saddened with the news that Dennis Skupinski, the Michigan State Commission Chair WWI amateur historian, passed away [...]
Black History Month: The history of one of the most decorated African American soldiers to serve in World War I
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LA – One of the most highly decorated African American soldiers to serve in World War I was stationed at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, in 1932. Aaron R. Fisher was awarded the Distinguished Service [...]
Michigan post named for WWI Medal of Honor recipient
American Legion Post 341 - West Bloomfield, MI Harold A. Furlong was born in Pontiac, Mich., on Aug. 1, 1895. After graduating from Saginaw High School in 1914 he enrolled in Michigan Agricultural College, which [...]
Annie Jessie Hall – A Lifetime of Nursing
Turning Back The Clock Annie Jessie Hall was born in Pleasant View in 1885. The daughter of immigrants from England, she grew up in North Ogden where her father was a successful contractor and fruit [...]
Truman’s ‘Rough Bunch’: Future President Learned Leadership Lessons In WWI
He was a decisive, plain-spoken leader who became the 33rd president of the United States. But more than two decades before he became president, Harry Truman served as an artillery officer in World War I. [...]
What The World Would Look Like If World War I Never Happened
World War I was the product of Europe's principal powers forging webs of alliances, pledging to defend one another in the event any were invaded. These competing networks, combined with long-standing ethnic and border rivalries, exploded [...]
Call on the Hill for the Hello Girls Seeks Support for Congressional Gold Medal Legislation
The Call on the Hill for the Hello Girls took place the week of January 18, as representatives of the World War I Centennial Commission, the Doughboy Foundation, descendants of two of the World [...]
The Impacts Of World War I That Are Still Felt Today
It's been more than a century since World War I started and ended, but the effects of the conflict can still be seen across the 21st-century geo-political landscape 2024 marks the 110th anniversary of the [...]
Eddie Rickenbacker an American Icon: Father of the Indianapolis 500
American "Ace of Aces" in WWI raced in the Indianapolis 500 in 1915, and would eventually own the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1936. At the turn of the twentieth century, the everyday life of the [...]
