August 31, 2018 – Episode #87 The IWW – The Industrial Workers of the World – was suspected of bombing a Chicago federal building on Sept. 5th, 1918 WW1 Centennial News Highlights: Labor Day, Unions, Sedition, Bombs, the Babe and Butte | @ 02:00 Surging forward on the Western Front – Mike Shuster | @ …
August 24, 2018 – Episode #86 Observation balloons had parachutes attached to the outside of the baskets Highlights Airplanes to end the war? Some say. | @ 02:05 Continued war just out of habit? – Mike Shuster | @ 13:10 Part 3: The 28th Division in Fismette – Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 17:00 The …
Commmmorate & Remember World War 1 WW1 “Turning The Tide” stamp Commemorative Cancellation 10am-3pm, Tuesday, October 2 11am Ceremony: Army, Marines & Navy Lobby, Veterans Building San Francisco The Turning The Tide Stamp was issued this year to honor the centennial celebration of the end of World War One. This stamp, along with unique envelopes …
August 17, 2018 – Episode #85 Devil’s Rope – Barbed Wire Highlights: 1.5 Million “Over There” 100 years ago: Ready to increase US forces to 4 million | @ 02:10 German perspective on the turn around – Mike Shuster | @ 12:25 Part 2: 28th division – the Pennsylvania Doughboys – Dr. Edward Lengel | …
August 10, 2018 – Episode #84 In WWI Japan fought on the side of the allies, declaring war in August 1914. Here Japanese and American Doctors and Nurses gather for a photo. Highlights: Japan in WWI Japan in WWI – Dr. Frederick Dickinson | @02:15 Chaos on the Eastern Front – Mike Shuster | @10:05 …
A free guided tour and history of the World War One Centennial exhibit in the lobby of the San Francisco Veterans Building, led by Dana Lombardy. Saturday, August 11, 2018 10:30am, Free, Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the Bay Area Chapter of the World War One Historical Association. The …
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August 03, 2018 – Episode #83 The first American who set foot on German soil 11/12/18, the day after the Armistice was corporal Roy Holtz, US Army entering Germany riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and sidecar. Highlights: August 1918 Overview August 1918 Preview Roundtable – Dr. Edward Lengel, Katherine Akey, Theo Mayer | @02:05 Great …
July 27, 2018 – Episode #82 Inspector General A. Piatt Andrew and Assistant Inspector General Stephen Galatti in front of a row of ambulances at 21 rue Raynouard, the location of the AFS headquarters in Paris, France. Photograph by H.C. Ellis. Highlights: Ambulance 100 Years Ago: Ambulance | @02:15 American Field Service – Nicole Milano …
World War One Armistice Commemoration Committee News Australia and French Consuls visited the World War One Historical Exhibit in the Lobby of the San Francisco Veterans Building on June 25, 2018. Pictured: Hon.Chris Oldfield Consul General of Australia (left), Maj. Gen. J. MIchael Myatt USMC (Ret.) World War One Armistice Centennial Commemoration Committee Chair (middle), …
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July 20, 2018 Episode #81 WWI Centennial News: a weekly audio podcast recorded live audience at Noon Eastern every Wednesday. Highlights: Picture This! 100 Years Ago: From state militias to a huge standing army | @02:15 Great War Project: Gas by railroad – Mike Shuster | @11:55 America Emerges: Battle of Soisson – Dr. Edward Lengel …
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