United States – Page 12 – First World War Centenary News Archive

June 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Black and Jewish WW1 soldiers awarded top US bravery medal after 97 years

Two American First World War soldiers, Henry Johnson and William Shemin, have been posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their heroism in France in 1918.

August 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

WW1 photographer Jeff Gusky reveals his new pictures of the hidden Somme

Jeff Gusky has shared with Centenary News his latest remarkable pictures of underground inscriptions carved by First World War soldiers fighting on the Somme a century ago. Dr Gusky spoke to CN Deputy Editor Peter Alhadeff.

Author: Peter Alhadeff

August 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

WW1 photographer Jeff Gusky reveals his new pictures of the hidden Somme

August 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Finalists named for US World War I memorial design contest

The US World War One Centennial Commission has announced the five finalists for the competition to design a national memorial to America’s First World War troops.

October 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Ernest Hemingway: new exhibition in New York shows writer’s World War 1 connections

An exhibition about the work of Ernest Hemingway has opened in New York – at the Morgan Library and Museum in Manhattan. Centenary News writer Jillian Davidson visited the exhibition, and describes how the First World war had a major impact on the writer.

Author: Jillian Davidson

October 1, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Ernest Hemingway: new exhibition in New York shows writer’s World War 1 connections

November 9, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Armistice Day ceremonies November 2015

The 97th anniversary of the Armistice ending the Great War will be marked with commemorations across the world on Wednesday November 11th 2015.

November 11, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Commemorations worldwide mark Armistice Day

Armistice Day has been observed with moments of silence and the laying of wreaths in countries around the world.

November 23, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Harlem’s Rattlers at Flanders House in New York

As part of its centennial “In Flanders Fields Events”, Flanders House hosted a book presentation of Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great War (2014) in its Times Square, Manhattan office on November 17th.

December 15, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Finalists’ designs for new US World War I Memorial showcased in Washington

America’s Centennial Commission is exhibiting the finalists’ entries in the design competition for the planned National World War I Memorial in Washington.