On Tuesday, May 16 at 1 p.m. eastern the American Battle Monuments Commission hosted its first Facebook live chat. In the aftermath of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson and General of the Armies John J.
After the U.S. declaration of war in early April 1917, the American government began preparations in earnest. For a conflict that had been ongoing for nearly three years, this opportunity for a major momentum shift enlivened the Allies. They rapidly organized missions to the United States.
In World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, millions of Americans served far from home. In the various conflicts, service members fought in the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. They traversed mountains in Italy, France, Korea and Vietnam.
Visitors can walk the hallowed grounds of Cambridge American Cemetery, and see the faces of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the fight to liberate Europe during World War II.
Less than a month after the United States entered World War I, Maj. Harry L. Gilchrist with the U.S. Army Medical Corps received orders to move Base Hospital No. 4 to France.
Netherlands American Cemetery commemorated Dodenherdenking, a national day of remembrance for the Dutch on May 4. Across the country, citizens observe two minutes of silence to remember both civilians and members of the military who died in war.
America’s involvement in World War II was so massive that it’s easy to forget lesser-known battles, especially those in the Pacific Theater of Operations. But every success, and even loss, contributed to a refinement of the Allied strategy to defeat the Germans and Japanese. The Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 was no exception.
In the first month of American involvement in World War I, the U.S. Navy changed the strategic balance, not with its growing fleet, or daring operations, but through sound strategic thinking. The convoy system secured the passage of the American Expeditionary Forces to France along with vital supplies for all the Allies. America was becoming a world power with a first class navy.
Two large maintenance projects began at Brittany American Cemetery at the end of October 2016. A new irrigation system will be installed throughout the fine lawn areas, and a new drainage system will be installed in the plot areas. Plots will be closed at various times as the work progresses.