Month: October 2024

Independent historian Pat Gang comes on the podcast to talk about Tennessee men who volunteered to fight in foreign armies before the United States entered World War I. 

 

The men discussed:

• Paul & Kiffin Rockwell

• Charles Loring Clark

• Zephaniah Porter Broom

• James Clyde Lloyd

• Dr. John W. Morris

 

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Following up on a podcast discussion we had last year to help the push to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the US Army’s Hello Girls of WW1, we have good news:

 

We are so close to reaching the numbers we need!

 

The Hello Girls of the WW1 US Army have never been officially recognized for the groundbreaking service they provided as America’s first women soldiers. In this call to action, an incredible group of people come back on to talk about why the Hello Girls should receive the Congressional Gold Medal. 

 

Joining us are:

 

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, representing Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, and the  original sponsor, H.R. 1572 Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023:

(https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1572/text)

 

Dan Dayton, Former Executive Director, U.S. World War I Centennial Commission

 

Catherine Bourgin, granddaughter of Hello Girl Marie Edmee LeRoux 

 

Carolyn Timbie, granddaughter of Hello Girls Chief Operator Grace Banker

 

Chris Christopher, Captain, USN (Ret.), US WW1 Centennial Commission

 

Diane Boettcher, Captain, USN (Ret.), genealogical researcher 

Support a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls! Instructions are here:

 

https://ww1cc.org/hellogirls

 

US listeners, email or call your Congressional Representatives today!

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In this stand-alone episode we are going up over the battlefields and the fronts to take a 10,000 meter (that’s 30,000ft) view of the Great War, specifically prosecuting that war through the framework of coalition warfare. We’re going to take a look at the challenges of command within a warfighting coalition. 

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New Ypres League vzw: www.newypresleague.com

Want to join Lost Battalion Tours in 2025?

 

Email us: lostbattaliontours@gmail.com

The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. 

 

Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter at @WW1podcast, the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook, and on Instagram at @WW1battlecast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes.

 

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