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March 2025
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Tony Award®-Nominated Broadway Actress, Singer & Writer Melissa Errico brings "The Story of a Rose: A Musical Reverie on The Great War" to Washington, D.C. Region on May 7, 2025

*Special Offer for Vets, Military & First Responders: Thanks to a Gary Sinise Foundation gift, "_our heroes save 80% _on "The Story of a Rose" tickets".*

Tony Award*®*-nominated Broadway actress, singer and author Melissa Errico* ("My Fair Lady, Dracula, Les Misérables")* will take the stage at the* Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center *(located on NOVA’s Alexandria Campus) on* May 7, *with her mesmerizing new musical presentation, *"The Story of a Rose: A Musical Reverie on The Great War "*– _*Tickets on sale here* [ [link removed] ]_.

In a unique mix of beautiful song and brilliant speech, Melissa relates the story of the too-often-overlooked epoch of World War One, in all its many-sided American complexity, in an original musical presentation produced by The Doughboy Foundation to benefit its work in support of America’s National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. The show is also presented by the Gary Sinise Foundation, which was established by Actor and Humanitarian Gary Sinise to honor our nation’s defenders, veterans, first responders, and their families by creating and supporting unique programs designed to entertain, educate, inspire and support these heroes.

Learn more about “The Story of a Rose”–both stylish entertainment, and a deep reflection on a war we must not forget. [ [link removed] ]

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The Doughboy Foundation Welcomes Its First Official Director Of Development

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This month the Doughboy Foundation welcomed its first official Director of Development, Morgan Ewing. Morgan has well over a decade of experience in development, having worked on political campaigns and with various nonprofit organizations. Most recently, he served as Development Director at the Human Trafficking Legal Center. A native of Minnesota, Morgan has lived in Washington, D.C., since 2015. Read more about Morgan, find out why he took the job, and learn why he thinks that ""The Doughboy Foundation is at the beginning of an exciting new chapter"." [ [link removed] ]



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Carolyn Timbie, the granddaughter of Hello Girl Grace Banker, speaks during a celebration of the Hello Girls at the Military Women’s Memorial. At left: Donna Ayres, grand niece of Hello Girl Olive Shaw. At right, Catherine Bourgin, granddaughter of Hello Girl Marie Edmee LeRoux.

A Tribute To The World War I ‘Hello Girls’ At The Military Women’s Memorial

As part of Women’s History Month, the Military Women’s Memorial celebrated the recent Congressional Gold Medal designation for the 223 women whose role was instrumental in World War I. The “Hello Girls,” who received the Congressional Gold Medal designation late last year, made an transformative difference for the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. The ability of the bilingual female operators to pass critical tactical information calmly and seamlessly between two allied armies that spoke different languages was a fundamental breakthrough in rapid tactical communications on the Western Front. Read more about the inspiring ceremony at the Military Women's Memorial, and learn how the organization is working to collect and preserve the stories of women veterans from all wars. [ [link removed] ]

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AEF Band Performs At Annual Military Through The Ages Event At Jamestown

The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Band of the Doughboy Foundation performed at the annual Military Through the Ages event at Jamestown Settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, on March 15 and 16, 2025. This marked the second year the band participated in this event.  As part of the Doughboy Foundation’s educational outreach, the AEF Headquarters Band has been re-established to honor and recreate the music of the World War I era. The band performs music that would have been heard at the AEF Headquarters in Chaumont, France, between 1918 and 1919. Learn more about the AEF Band, and the two-day Jamestown event showcasing military equipment used in the air, on land, and at sea, accompanied by various military musical performances. [ [link removed] ]

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A Meaningful Handshake: Commemorating 250 Years Of French-American Military Friendship And Alliance

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On February 3rd, 2025, His Excellency Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France to the United States, hosted a reception at his residence to celebrate a gift from the French Armed Forces to their US counterpart: a bronze statue of the farewell handshake between Generals Foch and Pershing at the end of World War I. The work of French sculptor Luc de Moustier, the statue is inspired by a black-and-white photograph of the farewell between Marshal Foch and General Pershing standing on the deck of the U.S. warship Leviathan.  They are exchanging a particular look of shared purpose and values, of a closeness forged by months spent in the fiercest of wars. Read more about this event, the two sculptures presented, and how the bronze figurines highlight ""the everlasting bond between the United States of America and France"." [ [link removed] ]



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An Inside Look At The Historian’s Craft And American Women’s Roles In WWI

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Have you ever wondered how historians transform the primary source materials they find in archives into a book? If so, check out the recording of historian (and friend of the Doughboy Foundation) Allison S. Finkelstein‘s [ [link removed] ] November “Made at the Library” webinar  [ [link removed] ]with the Library of Congress. During this program, historians with the Library’s Manuscript Division interviewed Finkelstein about how she scoured their collections for sources that revealed American women’s creative approach to commemoration after World War I. Watch the entire video, and learn how these sources became critical components of Finkelstein‘s book, *Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945*. [ [link removed] ]



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Why I Wrote The Book: The Robust Life & Music Of Noble Sissle, Sr.

Book cover: The Robust Life & Music of Noble Sissle, Sr. [ [link removed] ]

""During the pandemic in mid-April 2021, I started researching Noble Sissle, Sr. There were a few pages about Sissle in my first book, "Indiana Avenue – Life and Musical Journey from 1915 to 2015". At live book presentations, audience members asked the most questions about him and marveled at his success as a young Black man in the early 1900s. My mentor, Dan Wakefield encouraged me to share the story of one of our native sons and prolific entertainer."" So begins author Aleta Hodge's recounting of the origin of her new book about ""one of the most important neglected figures in modern day American history.”  "Read more about how Hodge was able to overcome many challenges to complete this important new book on ""one of our native sons and a prolific entertainer"." [ [link removed] ]



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“Hearts of Valor” Movie Will Tell The Story Of World War I “Mercy Dogs”

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From the years 1914 to 1918, much of the fighting in WWI took place in a desolate, dangerous and muddy area called "No Man’s Land" between the opposing trenches on the Western Front in Europe. Filled with twisted barbed wire, land mines, craters, remnants of lethal, tear gas and constant gunfire and explosions, it was a scary place to be for any soldier. Now just imagine…if you were a dog. This is the historical backdrop for Frank Detrano's *Hearts of Valor* [ [link removed] ] feature animated film currently in development. Learn more about this great project that follows a loyal Mercy Dog leading his canine companions on an inspiring journey to rejoin their unit, set in the closing days of WWI. [ [link removed] ]



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The World War I Origins Of “God Bless America” By Irving Berlin

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Irving Berlin's famous song ""God Bless America"” was Introduced by singer Kate Smith on her CBS radio show on November 10, 1938. Smith called the song ""one of the most beautiful compositions ever written, a song that will never die"." Time has proved Smith right, as the song remains a patriotic favorite 86 years later. But it wasn't until 1954 that Berlin revealed that the song was actually written in 1918 during World War I. Read more about the WWI origin on one of America's favorite songs, and find out why Berlin didn't have it performed until the eve of WWII. [ [link removed] ]



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World War I Historical Association Announces “14-18 Book Club.”

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The World War I Historical Association is excited to announce its inaugural “14-18 Book Club” online session. The first selection is "Herbert Corey’s Great War: A Memoir of World War I by the American Reporter Who Saw It All" (Louisiana State University Press, 2022) edited by Peter Finn and John Maxwell Hamilton. The first book club will be 28 June (2 EST; 1 CST; 12 MST; 11 PST) via Zoom. A Zoom link will be posted in the May edition of "Dispatch". More information (when available) can be found on the World War I Historical Association website [ [link removed] ].



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"*Daily Taps at the National World War I Memorial [ [link removed] ]*"

Honoring The U.S. Army Signal Corps WWI Female Telephone Operators

On March 19, 2025, Daily Taps at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC [ [link removed] ] was sounded in honor of the *WWI Hello Girls*, the women telephone operators of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, for their service, dedication to duty, and 60-year fight for recognition as Soldiers.

The Hello Girls made a transformative difference for the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. The ability of the bilingual female operators to pass critical tactical information calmly and seamlessly between two allied armies that spoke different languages was a fundamental breakthrough in rapid tactical communications on the Western Front. 

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The service of the Hello Girls helped bring the fighting to an end in the Allies’ favor as much as "one year" earlier than it might have taken without them, according to General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. 



Even after the Armistice in 1918, the Hello Girls "stayed on duty" in Europe after most of the other Doughboys went home, so that they could support President Woodrow Wilson during the Versailles peace talks.  

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But when all the Hello Girls finally returned home, these women who had served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and wore U.S. Army uniforms, received a shock. They were denied veteran status and benefits, not receiving them until *1977*. In 2024, the finally Hello Girls received long-overdue recognition for their  pivotal contributions in WWI with passage of legislation awarding them a Congressional Gold Medal. [ [link removed] ]



The Daily Taps program of the Doughboy Foundation [ [link removed] ] provides a unique opportunity to dedicate a *"livestreamed" *sounding of Taps in honor of a special person of your choice while supporting the important work of the Doughboy Foundation. Choose a day, or even establish this honor *"in perpetuity"*. Click here for more information on how to honor a loved veteran with the sounding of Taps. [ [link removed] ]

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Collectors Hunting For World War I-Era Quarter Like It’s Gold

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In a surprising twist that’s exciting the numismatic world, a coin minted over a hundred years ago is capturing headlines once again. The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter — a relic from the World War I era — is now being hunted by collectors with near-obsessive intensity. Once dismissed as just another vintage coin, it’s now being treated with the same value and urgency as rare gold. Find out more about the coin, first introduced in 1916, and what makes the 1916 version so unique that it has become ""one of the most coveted coins among serious collectors"." [ [link removed] ]



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New Recording Of Joseph Turrin’s “And Crimson Roses Once Again Be Fair” Cantata Based On Poetry From WWI

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A new recording of Joseph Turrin’s “*"And Crimson Roses Once Again be Fair"*”,  a 45-minute Cantata based on poetry from World War I, has been released on the Naxos label [ [link removed] ] and recorded in New York. The poets include Charlotte Mew, Bruno Frank, Siegfried Sassoon, Alfred Lichtenstein, John McCrae, Wilfred Owen, Albert-Paul Granier and Vera Brittain. The new released was reviewed in the January 2025 issue of Gramophone magazine. Learn more about this powerful work, and find out how it was originally inspired by a poem by Vera Brittain, who lost her fiancé, brother, and two close friends during WWI. [ [link removed] ]



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How World War I Veterans Shaped The American Civil Rights Movement

Desmond Ang and Sahil Chinoy [ [link removed] ]

Black men drafted into the U.S. Army during World War I were significantly more likely to join the NAACP and to play key leadership roles in the early Civil Rights Movement as a result of the discrimination they experienced while serving the country, according to a new study by Harvard Kennedy School economist Desmond Ang and Sahil Chinoy, a doctoral student in economics. Read more, and find out how significant discrimination that Black troops faced while serving in World War I compelled many veterans to challenge the status quo after 1918. [ [link removed] ]



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How To Explore Forgotten Battlefields And Memorials When Moving To A City With World War I History

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World War I left a lasting imprint on cities worldwide, shaping their landscapes and preserving stories of sacrifice. For those moving to a city with WWI history, exploring battlefields and memorials offers a unique way to connect with the past. Whether through _well-preserved memorials [ [link removed] ]_ or forgotten landmarks, these remnants of war provide a powerful reminder of the global conflict. This guide will help newcomers discover, respect, and engage with the history around them. Learn more about how WWI not only changed the course of global politics but also influenced migration patterns in the United States, as the war effort drove industrial expansion in cities, leading to significant population shifts. [ [link removed] ]



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Liberation: 29th Division Association Leads Efforts To Construct Meuse-Argonne Offensive Monument

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The 29th Division Association is leading the efforts to construct a monument to honor the contributions of the 79th, 29th, and 33rd Divisions to the great Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The Offensive was a key part of the overall Allied effort to end WWI attacks along the entire Front in Europe, leading to the defeat of Germany and the end of the war. The monument will be prominently located in the town square of Consenvoye, near the banks of the Meuse River. Read more about how the memorial, first suggested in 1931, will be dedicated on October 8, 2025, commemorating the date of the town’s liberation in 1918. [ [link removed] ]



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Study: Dazzle Camouflage In World War I Had Surprisingly Little Impact

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During the First World War, American and British ships were widely painted with unique zig-zag and checkered geometric shapes and stripes in shades of grey, black, or white to confuse German U-boat captains as to the vessels’ speed and direction of travel. However, a new study suggests that the effectiveness of the iconic dazzle camouflage could be “"substantially overestimated".” Learn how the new study finds that another type of illusion called the “"horizon effect"” was more influential in confusing enemies at sea during the Great War. [ [link removed] ]



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March 1915 – At A Crossroad In The Development Of U.S. Navy Submarines

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A little under fifteen years from the day the US Navy purchased their first submarine, the future of the small craft was still not settled. In 1915, the United States faced a number of challenges as it observed the growing war in Europe. The U.S. had long neglected their navy and army despite Teddy Roosevelt’s attempts to make his country a global force. But the sinking of the RMS Lusitania off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat on the afternoon of May 7, 1915, made the nation and the Navy take notice that ""a relatively smaller investment would change the course of any global contact"." Read more about the sea change in thinking after the event, as people understood that ""if our navy department has turned its face deliberately away from the consideration of any correction of the present deficiencies of submarines, it is safe to prophesy that the United States will in a short time no longer possess a modern navy." [ [link removed] ]"



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History Talks: Military Service And The Path To American Citizenship

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The promise of the American Dream—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—has inspired people from all corners of the globe to make their home in the land of the free. For many immigrants, military service has provided an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to their adopted homeland. On April 30, Ford’s Theatre welcomes historians Dr. Allison S. Finkelstein from Arlington National Cemetery and Zack Wilske from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to delve into the citizenship stories of specific service members from the Civil War, WWI and WWII who are interred in Arlington National Cemetery.  [ [link removed] ]



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Dr. Philip Matz: A Pioneer In VA Medical Research After World War I

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World War I brought about new types of injuries caused by modern, mechanized warfare, such as those from machine guns, poison gas and heavy artillery. At the same time, it acted as a driving force for advancements in medical practices, public health and the professionalization of research methodologies. Following the war, with a dramatic increase in the number of Veterans—roughly 150,000 more than before—there was a growing recognition of the need for medical research to improve care for these individuals. Learn how Dr. Philip Matz, who served as the first director of research at VA from 1925-1938, kickstarted Veteran-specific studies on a wide range of issues.  [ [link removed] ]



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It's Fort Benning Again, Named This Time For A Heroic World War I Corporal

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Fort Moore, Georgia will once again be named Fort Benning, but this time it will honor Army Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism during World War I. “"This change underscores the installation’s storied history of service to the United States of America, honors the warfighter ethos, and recognizes the heroes who have trained at the installation for decades and will continue to train on its storied ranges,"” Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot said in a statement. Read more, and learn how WWI CPL Benning ""was the living embodiment of the Infantryman’s Creed: He was ‘swift, determined and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win".'" [ [link removed] ]



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The new namesake is a Nebraska native awarded the military’s second-highest honor for his battlefield courage as an 18-year-old corporal in 1918, near the end of World War I. The military noted that Benning later served as mayor of the small Nebraska town of Neligh, but it did not mention that he ran a bakery, opted to have his Distinguished Service Cross mailed to him rather than presented at a military ceremony, and didn’t discuss his wartime experiences. Learn more about the small town hero who died in 1974, and was quoted in 1928 as responding to queries about his wartime experience by saying ""Most of the fellows who did the real fighting don’t talk about it".” [ [link removed] ]



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World War I News Digest March 2025

100 Day Offensive

World War I was "*The War that Changed the World*", and its impact on the United States continues to be felt over a century later, as people across the nation learn more about and remember those who served in the Great War. Here's a collection of news items from the last month related to World War I and America.







How the Hundred Days Offensive Ended World War I [ [link removed] ]

Golden 14: Black Women Exploited a Loophole to Serve in WWI [ [link removed] ]

Bennie Owens, QMC [ [link removed] ]

20 Incredible Facts About Weapons America Used in WWI [ [link removed] ]

The 21 best World War I movies of all time [ [link removed] ]

WWI Trench Guns: Shotguns for Ferocious Fighting [ [link removed] ]

Off-Ramps to Nowhere [ [link removed] ]

This day in history: German Spring Offensive, March 21, 1918 [ [link removed] ]

Honoring WWI Nurses and Norfolk’s Own Kate Talcott Cooke [ [link removed] ]

“"Willing to die with fatigue"”: Rebecca Rhoads, WWI canteen worker [ [link removed] ]

The Never Ending Story: Resilience of the 1911 Commander [ [link removed] ]

Mather Field: From WWI combat training days to Capital Airshow [ [link removed] ]

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Doughboy MIA for March 2025

Lieutenant Robert Brown Gilbreath [ [link removed] ]

A man is only missing if he is forgotten.

Our Doughboy MIA this month [ [link removed] ] Robert Brown Gilbreath, born in Columbia, Tennessee on January 13th, 1893. He graduated with honors from Columbia High School and later attended Columbia Military Academy. He later moved to Texas, where he enrolled at the University of Texas and took a teaching position at the State Orphan Home.

In May 1917, Robert enlisted in the U.S. Army at Camp Travis, Texas. He was assigned to Company “A” of the 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division. On June 20th, 1918, he sailed for France aboard the "HMT" "Canada", arriving in Liverpool, England, on July 2nd. He arrived in Le Havre, France on July 7th, 1918.

On September 26th, 1918, the 358th and 359th Infantry conducted a raid on German positions west of Prény in the St. Mihiel sector. The objective was to hold enemy troops in this sector, making them believe the raid was part of the more significant attack along the Argonne Forest. At 5:00 a.m. the men advanced toward the Hindenburg Line. After covering 500 yards, they came under heavy machine gun and artillery fire, forcing them to fall back with severe casualties. Lieutenant Gilbreath never made it back to the American lines. 

Read Lt. Gilbreath's whole story [ [link removed] ]

Would "*you*" like to be involved with solving the case of Lieutenant Robert Brown Gilbreath, and all the other Americans still in MIA status from World War I? "*You can!*" Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to our non-profit organization today [ [link removed] ], and help us bring them home! Help us do the best job possible and give today [ [link removed] ], with our thanks.  Remember: "A man is only missing if he is forgotten".



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Merchandise From The Official
Doughboy Foundation WWI Store
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* A Doughboy.shop Exclusive
* Premium, Dual sided Poppy Design
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* Premium flag made of durable nylon
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* Iconic Doughboy silhouette digitally screened
* 2 brass grommets for rigging
* Limited Edition

Proceeds from the sale of these items will help The Doughboy Foundation keep watch on the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC. [ [link removed] ]

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Click or scan the QR Code below to download the Virtual Explorer App for the National World War I Memorial [ [link removed] ], and and explore the Memorial from your phone, at home or onsite.

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"NEW!" Desktop Explorer
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Use the new “*WWI Memorial: Desktop Explorer*“ to learn about the National WWI Memorial in the classroom or at home. Both Mac [ [link removed] ] and PC [ [link removed] ] apps are available. Check them out here:

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*Free Self-Contained WWI History Web Site on YOUR computer*

*Sources, lessons, activities, videos, podcasts, images*

We have packaged all the content we created for “How WWI Changed America” into a format that is essentially a web site on a drive. Download the content onto any drive (USB, external, or as a folder on your computer), and all the content is accessible in a web site type format even without an internet connection. Click here to learn more, and download this amazing educational resource for home or classroom use. [ [link removed] ]

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William L. Moylan

A Story of Service from the Stories of Service section [ [link removed] ] of "doughboy.org"

William L. Moylan

*Submitted by: Ken Moylan {grandson}*

William L. Moylan (1894-1968) of Eveleth, Minnesota enlisted in June 1917, 3rd Minnesota, Company F. Soon after, he was transferred into the 3rd Division, 30th Infantry Regiment, Company L.

Days after arriving in France, the 30th Infantry Regiment was rushed to stop the German spring offensive at Hill 204, in the vicinity of Chateau-Thierry. At the “Battle of the Marne” his battalion took very heavy casualties from the opening artillery barrage of explosives and gas. Over the next four hours, under this terrible barrage, in the dark woods and while wearing a gas mask, Private Moylan, with no regard for his own safety, helped medics tend to the increasing numbers of dead and wounded. As a rifleman he participated in the American counter attack that forced the Germans back across the Marne River. Due to their actions, the 30th Infantry Regiment was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm and given the title of “The Rock of the Marne.”

At the end of the following battle, the Aisne-Marne offensive, Private Moylan was hospitalized for combat wounds from shrapnel, gas, and shell shock but was returned to his unit in time for the St. Mihiel offensive. In the Meuse-Argonne offensive, they assaulted and took the Cunel Heights and broke through the heavily fortified Hindenburg Line in their sector. By the end of October 1918, the 3rd Division was taken off the line to resupply and take on more replacements. Their depleted ranks were no longer an effective fighting force. The 30th Infantry Regiment began the war in June 1918 with roughly 2500 soldiers; at the end of October 1919 they had 400. Total number of casualties: 3,928.

Private Moylan marched into Germany as part of the Army of Occupation. He spent much of the occupation hospitalized from combat-related injuries. He was sent home in the hospital of the USS Mallory and honorably discharged in June 1919.

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