When France entered into World War I in 1914, Thérèse of Lisieux had yet to be officially declared Blessed. She had died in 1897, but there she was among the French troops — fighting with them ...

On the day after Christmas in 1920, a French mailman and veteran of World War I wrote an American woman named Anna Coleman Ladd to thank her for what she had done for him during the war. Ladd knew ...

world war i France A hundred years ago on July 1, 1916, British and French forces launched an offensive on Germany’s army in the Somme region of northern France.

Military labs identify long-fallen soldiers 02:54. At least 600,000 soldiers who died in France during World War I are still officially missing, their resting places unknown and unmarked.. While ...

As their right to vote was debated in the States, a remarkable group of 74 physicians and support staff sailed to war-torn ...

When World War I broke out in France, in August 1914, ... 300,000 French soldiers were wounded—and as competent surgeons were not to be had for more than a minority, ...

The “Harlem Hellfighters” helped the US win World War I. The Black infantry unit was one of the most decorated regiments at the time, even as most of its members were met with racism and ...

The French government declined to comment on any political implications of the matter, saying it was just one of many examples of World War I soldiers being unearthed and buried. Russia’s ...

Fighting for Respect: Black Soldiers in World War I The Harlem Hellfighters are seen here at Séchault, France, on Sept. 29, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. (U.S. Army image) ...

In total, 63 sets of World War I soldiers' remains were uncovered by archaeologists during the work between 2014 and 2016. "We remember, we reconnect with Private John Lambert.

Over 12,000 Native American soldiers fought in World War I. A Congressional panel has found 25 who might deserve the Medal of Honor.