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Links of Interest

I am in the process of contacting this web sites to ask permission to link to them, so some of these may have to be dropped:

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Camps Aug. 11, 2002

Camp Dix, Camp Dodge, Camp Grant and Camp Pike - WWI at The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives 1-30-2003

Camp Jackson Vintage Post Cards (Columbia, S.C.) Slow to load.

Camp Merritt (New Jersey)

Camp Upton (Yaphank Long Island, N.Y.)

Life at Camp Funston: Reflections of Army Sergeant Charles L. Johnston (Fort Riley, Kansas)

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Maps related to World War I including United States Military camps (at this web site)

Military Camps (or National Army Cantonments) featuring Camp Custer and Camp Zachary Taylor (at this web site)


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Cemeteries and Records

American Battle Monuments Commission, ABMC

Cemetery Records Online - Cemeteries and Genealogy and Cemeteries of Louisiana

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (WWI and WWII - in the United Kingdom, UK)

Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO).

Find a Grave

Lineages’ Genealogy Site Military Research Room - World War I, 1914-1918 (U.S.,1917-1918)

Military Research Room - see Where to write for records and WWI draft records

POW-MIA Home Page at Library of Congress - Federal Research Division

POW-MIA.org (There is only one web page, so far.)

National Cemetery Administration

RootsWeb, the oldest and largest free community genealogy site.

USGenWeb Archives World War I - Louisiana

USGenWeb Archives Index of WWI Registrants - Mississippi

USIGS Military Collection

Whitney Research Group - World War II and Korean Conflict Soldiers Interred Abroad


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Divisions (and subunits)

Wyllie, Robert E.. "American Decorations and Insignia of Honor and Service," National Geographic. Volume XXXVI, Number Six (December 1919): 502-526. (No author was cited for this article but it may have been Robert E. Wyllie who authored the preceding article: "The Romance of Military Insignia."). Scans of the actual 24 pages illustrating the medals and insignia of the Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Special Units, as well as descriptions of their formation and activity. Jan. 29, 2003

U.S. Army Division Matrix - Active Army Divisions

5th Infantry Division, YJB site

8th Infantry Division, a.k.a. "The Pathfinders" and the "The Golden Arrow" Division at Militaria.com

77th, Division, History of the Seventy Seventh Division World War I

87th Division, 346th Infantry - WWI at The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives 1-30-2003

310th Infantry, 78th Division, USA 1917 - 1919 1-30-2003 Military Databases for Genealogy Research at DistantCousin.com

US Army Combat Arms Unit Histories

The 1st Division at Ansauville (January - April 1918) by Rexmond C. Cochrane

Army Lineage Series: Maneuver and Firepower - The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades by John B. Wilson. See Chapter 17 - World War I: The First Three Years and  Chapter III The Test -- World War I  which contains charts, illustrations, maps, tables.


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Government

Ben's Guide to the U. S. Government - This site has tons of information!

Historical Documents - Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation; Federalist Papers; Constitution; The Bill of Rights; Emancipation Proclamation; and Gettysburg Address.

Election Process for Kids (9-12)

U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids (by Subject)

The Department of Veterans' Affairs and State Veterans' Affairs Offices

FirstGov.gov - Official website for searching the U.S. Government - This site has tons of information!

Library of Congress > American Memory Historical Collections > Collection Finder

National Archives and Records Administration

  1. The Bill of Rights

  2. The Constitution of the United States - Amendments 11-27 to The Constitution of the United States

  3. The Declaration of Independence of the United States

President Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum & Library

This Nation "The Most Comprehensive Guide to American Government & Politics on the Net."

Supreme Court of the United States

White House for Kids

  1. The First Ladies of the United States

  2. The Presidents of the United States


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Images (mostly) of WWI - Photos and Art

1914-18 war - Art of the First World War

Artwork and Photographs from the Army Art Collection of the U.S. Army Center of Military History

The History of a Soldier (JOSEPH LESAGE (1884-1918) a First World War story) - click on the British Flag for "English"  

The History of a Soldier - click on the British Flag for "English"

Drawings, History and Letters of Joseph Lesage, a First World War telegrapher and artist. Together with two comrades, he started in 1915 a front-paper for his division. Joseph went through all of it: the first German attacks near Nancy in 1914; the battle of Verdun in 1916; and battle at the rivers Aisne and Marne in 1917 and 1918. Enjoy the reputation of a promising painter, drawer and etcher. Joseph Lesage (1884-1918).

 


Forward-March! a photographic memorial of World War I

WWI Views Series: Index at George Eastman House Keystone View Company (a.k.a., Keystone View Co.)

Images of the Great War - An illustrated history of World War I 1914 - 1918 - Select the English language version.

Images of World War I: The Western Front

Louisiana State Archives - World War I Poster Collection

WWI images and their history at the American Treasures of the Library of Congress - Memory Exhibit Section

Military/War Art and Artists including naval, maritime and aviation art and artists

Photos of the Great War


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Memorials

Buffalo County, Nebraska in the World War (WWI) - Honor Roll (click on "Next") and Index of Names of Service Men

Cpl. Guy Joseph Edington Also see: Camp Merritt, New Jersey

Liberty Memorial Museum Online

Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial

R.L. Dwight's WWI Diary


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Military

FoundDogTags 4-13-2004 - This site has been created for the purpose of returning dog tags found from Vietnam to their respective families.

American Combat Formations - Insignia and brief descriptions of Higher Formations (1st, 2nd, 3rd Armies), Army Corps (I - IX) Regular Army Divisions, National Guard Divisions, National Army Divisions, and Tank Corps. Source: "The Romance of Military Insignia" in The National Geographic Magazine. (December 1919) by Colonel Robert E. Wyllie.

American Merchant Marine at War - Revolution to World War II to today

American Military Patches, Other Insignia and Decorations of World War Two (Dr. Howard G. Lanham)

American Nurse-at-War.org Nursing History, women in war, war photos for Red Cross history, our woman nurse Marion, dictionary link and more...

American Society of Military Insignia Collectors

Atlases at United States Military Academy at West Point

The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I  - See Medal and Decorations of WWI

Awards, Decorations, Campaign & Service Medals (at this web site)

Awards and Decorations - World War I Statistics at CMH Online Bookshelves

Awards & Decorations - Campaigns & Streamers of the United States Army

The Battle of Verdun website

Buffalo Soldiers & Indian Wars

Encyclopaedia of the The First World War (United Kingdom) Scroll down page for content. Women and War. Battles of WWI

Fighter Pilot 'Ace' List

The First World War Battles

Fort McHenry National Park and Historic Shrine

Freepages - Unlimited Web Space Account from RootsWeb - Request one!

WWI at The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives 1-30-2003

The Great War in a Different Light - Accounts from Contemporary Books and Magazines and Photo Galleries & Illustrations

The Institute of Heraldry - Dept. of the Army

Lost Poets of the Great War

Medals of the Great War

Military.com - Latest Military news, Free e-mail accounts, find your buddies, and more. Military Legends,World War I-WWI

Military Shoulder Patches of the US

My Mother's War - Helen Burrey, Nurse in the Red Cross in France.

National Archives and Records Administration, NARA

Naval Historical Center - Wars and Conflicts of the U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals Index

Orders, Decorations & Medals Webring

"They Answered the Call Military Service in the United States Army during World War I, 1917-1919" by Mitchell Yockelson

World War II Exhibit - A People at War

World War II Posters - Powers of Persuasion

398th Bomb Group Memorial Association (WWII)

Military Records Online Searchable Military Indexes & Databases

Military Service Records - A Select Catalog of NARA Microfilm Publications

Veterans, Next-of-Kin, or the Veteran's Representative

The National D-Day Museum (New Orleans, Louisiana - Opened June 6, 2000)

National World War II Memorial

Naval War College - Naval War College Library - Military Medals, Awards, & Honors

Online Bookshelves - WWI

Orders of Battle (by Ravi Rikhye) See: US Army Orbat World War I (v.1.0 April 28, 2002) by Richard A. Rinaldi

REME Weapons Collection Index

Service Star flags (United States) at Flags Of The World

SMLE, British, Short Magazine Lee Enfield, No1MkIII Parts

Ro§bud's WWI Aviation Image Archive - Aeroplanes, Airships & Kite Balloons

Second (Indianhead) Division Association

Time Lines for Wars

Treaty of Versailles - WW1 World War I - from learn.co.uk

Union Army Uniforms and Insignia of the American Civil War 1861-1865 (Dr. Howard G. Lanham) 2-19-2003

US Air Force Link

U.S. Army Military History Institute - Reference Bibliographies - World War I

US Army Recruiting

US Enlisted Uniforms 1900 - 1918 presented by: Glenn E. Hyatt

Unit Histories and Orders of Battle - American 1st Division 1917-1918

Unit Histories and Orders of Battle - American 2nd Division 1917-1918

The United States Army Insignia Home Page
See US ARMY Medals and Awards Page
See The US Army in the First World War - includes Insignia of Rank, Insignia of Branch, Shoulder-Sleeve Insignia, Specialty Badges, Cap Badges, Insignia Placement. This is an excellent resource.

US Army Corps & Larger - First World War

US Army Divisions - First World War
Placement of Insignia on the Army Service Uniform First World War Era

The US Army - See The US Army in the First World War - includes Insignia of Rank, Insignia of Branch, Shoulder-Sleeve Insignia, Specialty Badges, Cap Badges, Insignia Placement. This is an excellent resource.

US Navyjobs.com

USIGS (United States Internet Genealogical Society) Military Collection

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars

War Poet

The Western Front Museum (1914 - 1918)

World War One at WebFanatix

The World War I Document Archive See their Links to Other Resources

WWI History Gallery at the US Air Force Museum 

WWI Horse

World War I Victory Medal

World War II Victory Medal

World War I Modeling Page

WWI Tanks and Cars - see WWI

World War I, The Great War Links

World War I, The Great War at the Elkton Middle School (Elkton, Virginia) web site. Also see their "Special Research Links" which cover The American Revolution, The Civil War, WWII, Holocaust and several battles.

World War I - Trenches on the Web - The Doughboy Center - General Headquarters

Yahoo! > Arts > Humanities > History > By Time Period > 20th Century > Military History > World War I > Timelines

Yahoo! Web Rings > Government & Politics > Military


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Miscellaneous

Ancestry.com - Step 11 Military Records 1-30-2003

ASMIC, The American Society of Military Insignia Collectors

Books for purchase at the Government Printing Office, GPO, Access - U.S. Government Online Bookstore - Subject Bibliography Military History (098) - World War I:

Dale C. Anderson Militaria and Americana

Jacques Noel Jacobsen, Jr - Collector's Antiquities

Sgt. Stubby (1917-1926): This Pit Bull

World War I FAQ's

World War One Songs (WW1) Early Recordings From 1918 Victrola (New 10 tape set) 181 Songs. Also see: Music of World War I, WWI at this web site.

My Sheet Music!


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Online WWI Articles, Books, Letters, Journals

The 1st Division at Ansauville (January - April 1918) by Rexmond C. Cochrane

African-American Dental Surgeons and the U.S. Army Dental Corps: A Struggle for Acceptance, 1901-1919, by John M. Hyson, Jr., D.D.S., M.S., M.A.

American Homeopathy in the World War by Frederick M. Dearborn, A.B., M.D. - Presented by Sylvain Cazalet

America -- Here and Over There by Luther B. Wilson

Army Lineage Series: Maneuver and Firepower - The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades by John B. Wilson. See Chapter 17 - World War I: The First Three Years and  Chapter III The Test -- World War I  which contains charts, illustrations, maps, tables.

Books and Documents Relevant to U.S. Military Medical History

CMH Online Bookshelves - WWI

Divisional Medical Service in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

History of the Army Nurse Corps (Slide Presentation with Narration): World War I

The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War - Volume II: Administration American Expeditionary Forces - Under construction so the web address will probably change.

Our Nurses - Forty-Eight - American Homeopathy in the World War by Frederick M. Dearborn - Presented by Sylvain Cazalet

The World War I Document Archive at The University of Kansas - WWI directory (Check for new articles, here.)

The United States Marine Corps in the World War by Major Edwin N. McClellan, USMC, 1920

A War Nurse's Diary. Sketches from a Belgian Field Hospital (1918). by ? (1918)

The 'Willy-Nicky' Letters


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Other Countries

Alta Vista's Babel Fish translates web pages between 5 major languages, as well as German to French.

Belgian Frontline 1914-1918 on the Yser

Australian Defence Force Academy: First AIF, Order of Battle, 1914-1918

Belgian Fronts

British Military History WebRing

Canada in Flanders by Sir Max Aitken, M.P., The Official Story of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Volume 1

The Canadian Military Heritage Project See: WWI and How to Find a Military Ancestor

New Zealand and the Great War

Russian Army in WWI - Российская армия в первой мировой войне (1914-1918)

Veterans Affairs Canada See: Memorials to Canada's War Dead and The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (searchable for soldiers killed in WWI and WWII)


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Regional

American War Mothers Fayette County, Kentucky Chapter 1919-1920

Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Kentucky Veteran Centers

BogalusaLA (Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana Web sites)

Best-of-BogueLusa at Yahoo! Groups (a Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana eGroup)

McCLENDONs at RootsWeb - my genealogy web site. My parents were born in Bogalusa, LA.

Robley Rex, WWI Veteran: "Parties salute 100-year-old veteran who still answers call to volunteer" and "Providing hospitality at VA hospital: 2 old soldiers are veteran volunteers" in the Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

World War I Poster Collection at Louisiana Secretary of State - State Archives

WWI - Louisiana (at this web site)


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TV/Cable television

Biography.com

Discovery.com

History Channel - See Military --> World War I

HistoryInternational.com

PBS.org


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