Soldiers and Families

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World War I Draft Registration Cards

Ohio In World War I

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Fighting for Respect: African American Soldiers in WWI

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African American 372nd Infantry Regiment on Broad Street

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331st Infantry Regiment

83rd Infantry Regiment Logo

Cleveland in World War I

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The American Negro In WWI Chapter XVII: The Record of the 372nd 

Gold Star Mother: Mothers of World War I Servicemen

Honoring Our Gold Star Mothers

After World War I,  U.S. families were asked if they wanted their dead brought home. Forty thousand said yes.

"Considerable Grief":  Dead Bodies, Mortuary Science and Repatriation after the Great War

Burial Cards of World War I Soldiers

What Happened When the 1918 Flu Pandemic Met WWI