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Support a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls

The Hello Girls of the WW1 US Army have never been officially recognized for the groundbreaking service they provided as America’s first women soldiers. In this call to action, an incredible group of people came on to talk about why the Hello Girls should receive the Congressional Gold Medal.

Joining us are:

Ms. Catherine Bourgin, granddaughter of Hello Girl Marie Edmee LeRoux

Mr. Daniel Dayton, Executive Director of the World War I Centennial Commission

Dr. Allison S. Finkelstein, Senior Historian at Arlington National Cemetery

Ms. Claudia Friddell, award winning author of “Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call”

COL Linda Jantzen, United States Army Signal Corps, Retired

Carolyn Timbie, granddaughter of Grace Banker, Chief Operator of the 1st women’s telephone unit that sailed to France in March, 1918

Ms. Phyllis J. Wilson, President of the Military Women’s Memorial in Arlington, VA

Support a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls! Instructions are here:

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US listeners, call your Congressional Representatives today!

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“The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers,” a Discussion with Elizabeth Cobbs

Historian, novelist, and documentary filmmaker Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs joins the podcast to discuss her 2019 book on the story of the US Army Signal Corps’ “Hello Girls,” the American Army’s first female soldiers.

Book link: http://elizabethcobbs.com/the-hello-girls

Elizabeth Cobbs’ website: http://elizabethcobbs.com/

Support a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls!

https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/715-valor-medals/valor-medals-meet-the-heroes/7321-hello-girls-congress.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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“Bullets, Bandages and Beans:” A Talk on United States Army Logistics in France in World War I

Historian Peter Belmonte joins the podcast to discuss his latest collaboration with Alexander Barnes on lesser known aspects of the United States’ participation in the First World War. The story of how the AEF was supplied with “bullets, bandages, and beans” is just as fascinating as the tales we’ve often heard from the front.

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63389152-bullets-bandages-and-beans

Johnson Hagood’s “The Services of Supply: A Memoir of the Great War” Link: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Services_of_Supply/4LoBAAAAMAAJ?hl=en

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Meuse Argonne – An Oppressive Silence

In the last days of the First World War, the Americans continued to pursue and batter German forces as they retreated behind the River Meuse. Even as armistice negotiations began, the AEF continued attacking.

It kept doing so until the guns fell silent at 11:00 am on the 11th of November, 1918.

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Sir Philip Gibbs: A Conversation with Clint Heacock

Dr. Clint Heacock of the Mindshift Podcast joins us to discuss his second-favorite subject, the First World War. Today he talks to us about the life and experiences of Phillip Gibbs, a British war correspondent during the Great War.

Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/

“Now It Can Be Told” by Philip Gibbs: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3317

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Meuse Argonne – A Total D–k Move

In the last days of WW1, some AEF commanders in the Meuse-Argonne embarked on a rash, dangerous, and deadly race for a coveted battlefield prize.

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Forgotten Warriors: The US 7th Infantry at Belleau Wood

James Gregory and Steve Girard come on the podcast to discuss James’ latest article in the US Army’s Infantry journal “Cottonbalers in the Wood: The Forgotten Role of the 7th Infantry Regiment at Belleau Wood.”

Read the article here:

https://www.moore.army.mil/infantry/magazine/issues/2023/Summer/PDF/Summer23_INFMag.pdf

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Meuse Argonne – “We Can Kill Them But We Can’t Stop Them”

LTG Hunter Liggett’s patience, preparations, and plans all come together on November 1, 1918, when his new attack is launched.

The AEF breaks through.

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Meuse Argonne – Continuous Pressure

AEF 1st Army’s corps shape the battlefield as they fight to secure jump-off points or divert enemy forces for LTG Hunter Liggett’s next attack plan. The 78th, 89th, 3rd, and 26th Divisions fight sharp battles within their sectors.

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Robert J. Laplander and I collaborated on creating an audiobook version of his book “Finding the Lost Battalion: Beyond the Rumors, Myths and Legends of America’s Famous WW1 Epic” and here it finally is.

The audio version of “Finding the Lost Battalion” comes to you in podcast form, ready to download and provide nearly 36 hours of the retelling of America’s WW1 epic of devastating modern battle and indomitable bravery under horrific conditions.

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Meuse Argonne – Wings Over the Meuse

A look at the American Air Service during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.

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