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Tag: RG 120The Blue Arrow HeadToday’s post is written by Judy Luis-Watson, volunteer coordinator at Archives II in College Park, Maryland. During World War I (WWI), more than 12,000 American Indians served in the armed forces of the United States. In the army, their many roles included serving as gunners, snipers, patrol workers, messengers, scouts, medical personnel, radio operators, as [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on May 17, 2012, under Archives II, Military Records. Lessons from VerdunToday’s post is by Lee Preston, a National Archives volunteer. During the Cold War, I was drafted into the U.S. Army and in 1955-56 stationed in Verdun, France. Verdun is the principal city of the Meuse River valley, a historic corridor of aggressive contact between French and German interests. The Verdun area had been fortified [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on August 26, 2011, under Archives II, Military Records, Reference. How World War I Also Became Known as The Chemist's WarToday’s post is the second in an occasional series where we will highlight some of the work of our volunteers. Jean Onufrak is a volunteer with the Volunteer Office at the National Archives at College Park. When you think of the term “chemical weapons”, you probably think of their use nowadays in terrorist actions or contentious [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on June 20, 2011, under Military Records, Reference. |
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