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Thanksgiving is considered by many to be the quintessential American holiday. As Thanksgiving 1918 approached, American had more reason than the usual to give thanks. On November 11, 1918, Germany signed the armistice that brought World War I to an effective end. In the wake of that event, the United States made an attempt to [...]
Posted by David Langbart on November 20, 2012, under Civil Records, History.
Tags: armistice, Belgium, Brazil, China, Cuba, David Langbart, Department of State, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Robert Lansing, Roumania, Russia, Siam, Thanksgiving, Woodr, World War I Comments: none
Today’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.
Tags: 132nd Machine Gun Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, AEF, American Indians, Arrow head, Brigadier General John S. Brown, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Choctaw, code talkers, Colonel A.W. Bloor, Comanche, Donna Opilla, Ed Post, France, Herman Viola, Indian Schools, Joseph A. Dixon, Joseph K. Dixon, Judy Luis-Watson, National Guards, Native Americans, Oklahoma, Osage, Patrick Osborn, RG 120, Senate Hearing 108.693, Tankton, Texas, volunteers, World War I, World War II Comments: 6
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