During WWI this sailor saved his fellow mate from noxious toilet fumes — earning him the Medal of Honor
The German emigre did not think twice when rescuing his fellow sailor from the gaseous byproduct of human waste.
By Jon Guttman
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For this Black World War I regiment, battle was on 2 fronts
For most of the 369th’s Black members, it would take years, even decades, to receive American military honors.
By Elizabeth DePompei, DAV Magazine
The storied ship that almost sank — with the Unknown Soldier on it
Lashed to the bow of the USS Olympia, the Unknown Soldier and his detachment of Marines battled a storm that threatened to sink them.
How the Civil War inspired this iconic poet’s classic Christmas song
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow vehemently objected to his son’s desire to enlist in the Union Army.
By Melissa A. Winn
After World War I, séances boomed – and dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home
In March 1915, Raymond Lodge was deployed to France. By September, he was dead. A few weeks later, however, he got in touch with his family.
By Alice Vernon, Aberystwyth University, The Conversation