Gen. John Pershing would officially designate Gunther as the last American soldier killed in World War I. He was one of approximately 2,750 men who died that morning — casualties of the six-hour ...

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On American Standard, the New York neo-industrial band’s shockingly great fifth LP, Berdan confronts a decades-long struggle with bulimia, a disease that is more pervasive in men than once assumed.

No American doughboys remain alive to recall wading through the trenches of the Great War more than a century ago, so a new sculpture in the nation’s capital seeks to speak for them. Officials ...

The Nitro History Wars Museum in Nitro, West Virginia tells the stor of its host city's explosive beginning — rising from a pastoral, 1,772-acre stretch of Kanawha River bottomland to a city of nearly ...

The family of Pvt. Michael Walsh has waited 100 years to honor their loved one. The burial card of Private Michael Walsh, killed in action during World War I on Oct. 24, 1918. Walsh emigrated to the ...

Several family members of fallen World War II Soldier Pvt. Robert L. Skaar made a special visit to Fort McCoy’s Commemorative Area on Sept. 30 to not only tour the area but also donate a uniform of ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Maynard of Torrington, Conn., was 21 years old in 1918. He had recently recovered from a hospital stay because of gas poisoning. He had spent weeks at the front of one of the ...

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"Nathan-ism" explores Nathan Hilu's memories and artwork of Nazi war criminals who reminded him of men that "would ride the New York subway to work." By Patty Nieberg Published Jan 18, 2024 5:09 PM ...

The Harlem Hellfighters, an all-Black unit, were awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for their bravery in World War I despite facing racism and discrimination.

The body of a World War I soldier was found in a melting glacier in the Italian Alps, officials said. Ministero Difesa Human remains discovered on the Vedretta di Lares glacier in the Italian Alps ...