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Providing education to illuminate the service, experience, and sacrifice of those honored at our cemeteries and memorials.

Stories of Service and Sacrifice

  • Died in Service, Manila American Cemetery, New York, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II

First Lieutenant Frederick W. Langhorst

Unit:

1330th Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Birth:

June 16, 1921

Hometown:

Yonkers, New York

Date of Death:

July 18, 1946

Place of Death:

Bismarknagar, India

Awards:

Unknown

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  • Civilian, Died in Service, Manila American Cemetery, Massachusetts, World War II

Field Director George E. Allingham

Unit:

American Red Cross, attached to the 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of Birth:

July 16, 1912

Hometown:

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Date of Death:

April 11, 1945

Place of Death:

Balete Pass, Philippines

Awards:

Silver Star

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  • Died in Service, Indiana, Lorraine American Cemetery, U.S. Army, World War II

Private Chester A. Lane

Unit:

704th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Birth:

February 3, 1924

Hometown:

Ogilville, Indiana

Date of Death:

November 14, 1944

Place of Death:

France

Awards:

Purple Heart

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  • Died in Service, Maine, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, U.S. Army, World War I

Corporal Millard W. Corson

Unit:

26th Division, 103rd Infantry Regiment, Company E

Date of Birth:

January 6, 1897

Hometown:

Madison, Maine

Date of Death:

July 22, 1918

Place of Death:

Hill 215, France

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  • Alabama, Honolulu Memorial, Korean War, Mississippi, U.S. Army

Corporal Amos Roy Hutchins

Unit:

24th Infantry Division, 34th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company B

Date of Birth:

June 26, 1929

Hometown:

Aliceville, Alabama and Pontotoc, Mississippi

Date of Death:

Missing in Action (MIA) August 6, 1950; Officially declared dead on December 31, 1953 by order of the Secretary of the Army

Place of Death:

The banks of the Naktong River, South Korea

Awards:

Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea Service Medal

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The First World War and the United States

This self-paced course is provided at no cost, and was developed in partnership with the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Land at Indiana University. An IU guest account registration […]

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  • World War I

ABMC Commemorative Sites for Commercial Guides

This self-paced course is provided at no cost, and was developed in partnership with the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Land at Indiana University. An IU guest account registration […]

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  • Education Content, Lesson Plan

Analyzing Primary Sources

Students will read the New York Times coverage of President Woodrow Wilson’s address to Congress on April 2, 1917. Students will analyze the New York Times coverage using a document analysis tool called SOAPSTone. Guiding Questions Was the media’s (New...
  • 7-12, Lesson Plan, United States, World War I

Getting to the Heart of World War I: Using Maps, Statistics, and Other Resources to Investigate the War

This chapter illustrates a variety of ways to bring the scale of American involvement in World War I home to students....
  • Bringing the Great War Home, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, World War I

Putting the Pieces of the Past Together: Building the Chronology of the Meuse-Argonne

This WWI teaching resource, Putting the Pieces of the Past Together, focuses on the chronology of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign and its larger role within the Great War. Volume 1, Chapter 1 of the iBook Bringing the Great War Home: Teaching...
  • Bringing the Great War Home, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, World War I

It’s Now or Never! The Meuse Argonne Offensive

In this activity students use ArcGIS online to interactively explore a layered map showing the phases of the American advancement during the Meuse Argonne Offensive. They will also look at a variety of embedded primary source photographs from the battlefield....
  • ArcGIS, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, World War I

A Living Memorial

This chapter explores the role of chaplains in the burial of fallen soldiers and the symbolism and significance of grave sites....
  • Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, World War I

Hill 188

Hill 188 (Cote 188) was the site of an intense battle for African American soldiers against the Germans during World War I. In this lesson, students will read two accounts of the taking of Hill 188 and retrace the actions...
  • Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, World War I

Hell, Heaven, or Hoboken by Christmas: The Service and Sacrifice of the American Soldier in World War I

This chapter provides background on the mobilization and training of the AEF at home and abroad, as well as examining how that training influenced the psychological journey of American soldiers on the Western Front....
  • Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, World War I
An Image is Worth a Thousand Words

An Image is Worth a Thousand Words

This chapter situates image analysis within World War I’s historical narrative and helps students evaluate images and draw historical information from them....
  • Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, World War I
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