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The WWI aviators who gave their lives to help the ‘Lost Battalion’
With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target ...
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After nearly 100 years, this WWI soldier received his Medal of Honor
Besides three children, Shemin left behind numerous supporters who kept up the appeal for an upgrade. On June 2, 2015, his ...
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After nearly 100 years, this WWI soldier received his Medal of Honor
William Shemin was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor nearly 100 years after his heroic actions during WWI. (Congressional ... Amid the fighting, Shemin saw a soldier cut down 150 yards ...
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After nearly 100 years, this WWI soldier received his Medal of Honor
Amid the fighting, Shemin saw a soldier cut down 150 yards from the nearest cover. As his citation notes, Shemin “left cover and crossed an open space … exposed to heavy machine-gun fire” to ...
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Hero soldier, 20, who died in WW1 laid to rest after DNA identified who he was
A hero soldier from The Great War will finally be laid to rest later this year after DNA tests proved his identity. Lieutenant James Allan died aged just 20 on the first day of the infamous Battle ...
Yes, these WWI-era facial prosthetics are real — but the sculptor credited for the work didn't do it alone
While the work is often attributed solely to sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd, she led a team of artists to create these realistic ...
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Sculptor Sabin Howard Battles Modernists to Create Classical WWI Memorial
Master sculptor Sabin Howard is bringing classical beauty back to American culture—one bronze figure at a time.
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Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 US soldiers who died during training exercise
Thousands of people have turned out to bid farewell to four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in the Baltic nation VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Lithuania's political and religious ...