A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy’s death
I wrote about my great-uncle Foster Stevens, who was killed nine days before the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice that ended World ...
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The Last Soldier to Lose His Life in World War I Died One Minute Before the Armistice Went Into Effect
The Armistice ending the Great War was slated to go into effect at 11:00 AM on November 11, 1918. Just an hour and a half ...
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'I Was as Grieved and Shocked as Any Man Could Be'
In 2018, a century after his grandmother's beloved older brother was killed in France during the closing days of World War I, ...
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WWI: The Côte De Châtillon
With the clearing of the St. Mihiel salient nearly complete, the Allies turned their attention to the north, in what would be called the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The key to this campaign was ...
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‘The soul of America’: The day Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated
Officials didn’t want anyone to suss out even where the soldier had been killed — be it Belleau Wood, Marne or Meuse-Argonne — so he could better represent every casualty. To start ...
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This WWI soldier from Cincinnati avoided death, jumped from a balloon 3 times in 24 hours
On Oct. 5-6, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, McDevitt had to jump out three times. “A flight of four or five enemy planes suddenly swooped from the clouds and sent a stream of bullets ...
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What a trip: In remembrance of lives lost
As part of our trip, we went to Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. We were so impressed by how beautifully this pristine cemetery is looked after, but saddened by the rows ...
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Freddie Stowers: An American hero who died fighting for France in World War One
Awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor for "exceptional heroism" he is buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France, where he was shot down during the One Hundred Days Offensive.