Sergeant York
On October 8, 1918, during the Meuse Argonne Offensive, Alvin York led an attack on a German machine gun nest that neutralized more than 30 machine guns and killed at least 25 German soldiers. His ef...
27 Sep 201723min
America Prepares for War
In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum hosted a World War I symposium. Al Barnes, the Virginia National Guard Command Historian, gave a presentation entitled: "To He...
18 Maj 201741min
The Frontiersman in France
In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum hosted a World War I symposium. Jim Zobel, the archivist of the MacArthur Memorial, gave a presentation entitled: "A Frontiers...
16 Maj 201736min
The Origins of Naval Station Norfolk
In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum hosted a World War I symposium. Joe Judge, curator of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, gave a presentation entitled: “For the P...
26 Apr 201723min
America's Foreign-Born Doughboys
In February 2017, we sat down with Al Barnes, the Virginia National Guard Command Historian and author of To Hell With the Kaiser, to discuss the many foreign-born doughboys that served in the U.S. Ar...
20 Mars 201729min
The 93rd Division in World War I
In 1917, war mobilization plans included no black combat divisions. With only four black regiments in existence at the time, all the new African American volunteers and draftees presented the U.S. Ar...
27 Feb 201724min
Into The Trenches: Luneville Baccarat Sector, Feb-March 1918
In February 1918, General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force had only five divisions in France. One of those divisions, the 42nd “Rainbow” Division, had just arrived and ...
4 Jan 201732min
Verdun After 100 Years: An Iconic or Exceptional Battle
"Verdun After 100 Years: An Iconic or Exceptional Battle”In October 2016, the World War One Historical Association hosted a World War I Centennial Symposium at the MacArthur Memorial. Dr. Paul Jankow...
28 Nov 201630min
