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World War I Commemorative Garden Dedication Ceremony at Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home Historic Site
National WWI Museum and Memorial Named one of Top 25 Museums in US
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, named the National WWI Museum and Memorial among the top 25 museums in the United States for the fourth time in the last five years as part of its 2018 Travelers’ Choice Awards. The National WWI Museum and Memorial, which houses the most comprehensive collection of World War I objects in the world, earned a No. 23 ranking from TripAdvisor among the more than 35,000 museums in the U.S. It was one of only three recognized on the top 25 list from the Midwest and the only museum from Missouri or Kansas to receive the distinction. Click here to read more about this prestigious award.
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Last year, we told you about a remarkable WWI restoration project in France. Calling themselves Trains and Traction, a group of railway enthusiasts spent countless hours restoring original American Army World War I-era railway boxcars, for eventual display & exhibit. Their original project of one boxcar turned into an incredible restoration of fiive World War I-era boxcars, as well as a flat car, that were all part of the 37,800 train cars that American brought over to France during the war. Last summer, the five restored boxcars became a rolling display across a scenic railway short-line in south-west of France, where they were used as the centerpiece for a series of WWI commemorations, as well as a Fourth of July celebration. Click here to read more about this incredible effort of both restoration and exhibition of the WWI treasures.
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In the fall of 2008, Frank Mazzi, a teacher at St. Helena High School in California, began a history elective class on World War I. The class title was The St. Helena High School World War I Research Institute. He taught the class until his retirement in June 2014, but the project had become something that transcended his teaching career. Mazzi continued to meet with students for two more years to complete what ended up as six-year film project on the American experience in the war. Clink here to read more about this remarkable WWI odyssey by teacher and students.
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From the World War I Centennial News Podcast
Friends of Fort Caswell Rifle Range
In September 7th's WW1 Centennial News Podcast, Episode 88, our own Theo Mayer and Katherine Akey joined forces with podcast regular Dr. Edward Lengel for a round-table discussion about the month of September, 1918. Get up to speed on teh critical events of the decisive month of September 1918 as the American Expeditionary Force charged into the largest land battle ever fought by the US armed forces. Click here to read a complete transcript of the round-table discussion
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Episode 88
Highlights: September 1918 Preview
September 1918 Overview - Dr. Edward Lengel, Katherine Akey, Theo Mayer @| 01:55
American soldiers in Siberia - Mike Shuster @| 20:40
Commission News: Update on ACE and YourACE initiatives @| 25:05
Update from the States: New Jersey - Sara Cureton & Veronica Calder @| 27:00
Spotlight on the media: Football and WWI - Doug Bigelow @| 33:05
100C/100M: Fort Caswell Rifle Range - Ron & Dr. Norma Eckard @| 38:20
WW1 WarTech - Aircraft carrier @| 44:15
Speaking WW1 - “D-Day” @| 46:45
Dispatch Newsletter highlight @| 49:30
The Buzz - centennial social media picks - Katherine Akey @| 51:45
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Black Poppies: Writing About Britain's Black Servicemen
"The First World War is usually viewed as a predominantly white conflict," writes historian Stephen Bourne in his bookBlack Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War.
Writer Andria Williams found this to be true as she began research for her next novel featuring a WWI black British soldier.
This week at WWrite, Williams shares her exploration into this little-known aspect of WWI history that she aims to bring to light in her fictional work. A military spouse, Williams is the author ofThe Longest Night, a scintillating debut novel about a young couple whose marriage is tested when they move to an army base rife with love triangles, life-or-death conflicts, and a dramatic cover-up. Read this unique post about navigating between historical facts and the creative craft of writing fiction.
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A man is only missing if he is forgotten.
Monday's MIA this week is Corporal Howard Urquhart Snyder. The son of Wilson E. and Ida K. Snyder of South Bend, Indiana, Howard was born September 5th, 1995, and was a student at Cornell University when the war broke out in April, 1917. He entered the first officer’s training camp at Madison Barracks, New York, but failed his course. Therefore he enlisted in the regular US Army on September 26th, 1917. Sent to Washington Barracks, Washington D.C., he was assigned to the 6th US Engineer Regiment, where because of his officer’s training experience he was made a corporal. Snyder then went overseas in December, 1917 and was killed in action on July 15th, 1918 at Chateau Thierry. His remains were known to have been interred in the US cemetery at Chateau Thierry but later went unidentified and he is believed to have been interred in a grave marked ‘Unknown’.
Would you like to help us solve this case? Give 'Ten For Them' to Doughboy MIA and help us make a full accounting of the 4,423 American service personnel still listed as missing in action from WW1. Make your tax deductible donation now, with our thanks.
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A new stamp, named by the U.S. Postal Service as "The WWI: Turning the Tide Forever Stamp" is offered in a beautiful frame. The Postal Service pays tribute with this stamp to the sacrifice of the countless Americans—including those in uniform and millions of supporters on the home front — who experienced the seminal conflict of the 20th century. Frame contains: WWI collectible stamp, replica Victory Lapel Pin, and Centennial Commission card.
A Certificate of Authenticity included with the frame .
This and many other items are available as Official Merchandise of the United States World War One Centennial.
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Submitted by: Mark Foster {grandson}
John Chester Foster born around 1885. John Foster served in World War 1 with the United States Army. The enlistment was in 1917 and the service was completed in 1918.
Story of Service
In December of 2010, I started going through a box of my father's, letters, newspaper articles and pictures. I started reading several regarding my grandfather who was killed in World War 1.
I knew very little about this man except that he was buried at Arlington National cemetery. Our family rarely spoke of him; he had divorced my grandmother and abandoned his family. My father never mentioned him and speaking with cousins, my uncles never brought him up either.
One interesting newspaper article stated that his headstone at Arlington was incorrectly labeled. It was from the Illinois State Register dated March 8, 1936 and said “the tombstone on his grave had borne the inscription, John Chester Foster of Pittsburg, Kansas, killed in action, 27 April 1918”. It went on to say that the family had visited Arlington and had trouble finding the grave because it had Kansas instead of Illinois. Later it said that the family had requested the headstone be changed and the war department had authorized “that a properly inscribed tombstone would be installed without delay.”
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