| | | | March 2024  (L to R) Catherine Bourgin, Linda Jantzen, and Jim Theres by the headstone of World War I Hello Girl Zada Daniels Clark in Arlington National Cemetery, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier behind them on the hilltop. Zada is the first Hello Girl known to be buried at Arlington, though her status as a veteran is not indicated on the headstone, as she died 18 years before the Hello Girls were finally recognized as Veterans by Congress in 1977. Click the image to read more about Zada, and the ongoing campaign to convince Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to all the Hello Girls, the U.S. Army Signal Corps female telephone operators of World War I. | | Climbing The Hills For The Hello Girls During Women's History Month The campaign for passage of legislation in Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hello Girls, America's first women soldiers, continued throughout Women's History Month. Catherine Bourgin, the granddaughter of Hello Girl Marie Edmee LeRoux, chronicles some of the activities that took place in the Washington, DC area in March involving herself and other descendants of Hello Girls, as well as other supporters of the cause. Click here to read Catherine's report, and see how those working to win the Congressional Gold Medal for the Hello Girls are surmounting obstacles, and how you can join them in this campaign.  Tickets are now on sale for the critically-acclaimed musical "THE HELLO GIRLS" which will play in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 7th at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, at the Terrace Theater at 7:30pm. This one-night-only performance of THE HELLO GIRLS is a staged concert produced by NYC's Prospect Theater Company, which commissioned, developed and premiered the musical Off-Broadway in 2018. The production earned multiple Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle Award nominations during its initial run. In advance of the Kennedy Center ticketed performance, there will be a free family-friendly mini-concert hosted by the Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation, performed by The Hello Girls cast, at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC on Sunday, May 5th, at 4:00pm (EDT). This special sneak-peek event is free of charge and open to the public. Click here to learn more about both of these events in May. Taps played for 1000th consecutive day at National WWI Memorial still echoes in DC 
Winners of the February Drawing for a copy of Lest We Forget:
- Steven Gardiner of Boxford, MA
- Andrew Melomet of San Francisco, CA
- Inez Dinwoodle of Fairfax, VA
- Russ Richards of Johnston, IA
- Mark Runbom of Galesburg, IL
Those who entered in February are already in the running for the March drawing. Good luck to everyone who enters! Honoring John Cosgrove & Sarah McClendon On March 6, 2024, Daily Taps at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC was sounded in honor of John Cosgrove, Sarah McClendon, and other WWII veterans of the National Press Club and DC American Legion Post No. 20. DC American Legion Post 20 traces its history to November 19, 1919, when the post was founded at the urging of WWI General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing. General Pershing was an associate member of the National Press Club. In the same year he helped found the American Legion, he also suggested a post within the Press Club. Since being chartered in 1919, American Legion Post 20 has been welcoming veterans from all branches of the Armed Forces, and continues to do so today. Joining Post 20 enables you to continue serving your country and your community. | |  | The Daily Taps program of the Doughboy Foundation provides a unique opportunity to dedicate a livestreamed sounding of Taps in honor of a special person of your choice while supporting the important work of the Doughboy Foundation. Choose a day, or even establish this honor in perpetuity. Click here for more information on how to honor a loved veteran with the sounding of Taps. Mary Helen Fee, Teacher, Writer,
World War I Canteen Worker for the AEF Granddaughter Of World War I Hero Visits Century-old Ballfield Named In Navy Cross Recipient's Honor "Ready"… A Title Befitting
The East Hartford, CT Doughboy  Jocke Hallberg operates the Swedes At The Western Front website, exploring and chronicling the lives and service of men of Swedish origin who served with the U.S. Army during World War I. He recently received a 1959 book written by Bernt Johnson, a Swedish-born soldier in the 130th Infantry regiment USNG, 33rd Division, AAEF, who fought on the Western Front from August to November 1918. But the book had "a mystery inside, that I haven't been able to sort out yet." Click here to read more, and learn about the (so far) untold story of Bernt's "best friend, Dan, who fought and fell in a very tragic way, November 10th, 1918." |  A man is only missing if he is forgotten. Our Doughboy MIA this month is Private John Raniere. Born June 20th, 1892 in Grognardo, Italy, John Raniere came to America in 1916. Raniere was a coal miner, and entered the service on September 21st, 1917, going to Camp Taylor, Kentucky for training with Company C, 151st Infantry. He was then transferred to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and from there went overseas with the Camp Shelby June Automatic Replacement Draft on June 19th, 1918. He landed 'Over There' 12 days later and his final assignment was to Company H. 18th Infantry regiment, 1st Division, with whom he was killed in action July 18th, 1918. No further details are known. Would you like to be involved with solving the case of PVT John Raniere, and all the other Americans still in MIA status from World War I? You can! Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to our non-profit organization today, and help us bring them home! Help us do the best job possible and give today, with our thanks. Remember: A man is only missing if he is forgotten. | Merchandise from the Official
Doughboy Foundation WWI Store | | | Walter Wave Miguel  Submitted by: Laurie Button {Have been researching him for 30 years - it's a long but wonderful story.} Walter Wave Miguel was born around 1887. Walter Miguel served in World War 1 with the United States Army. The enlistment was in 1918 and the service was completed in 1918. Story of Service Walter Wave Miguel (3802505) was born to Henry and Nellie Miguel in Arnolds Park, Iowa on Oct. 5, 1887. He was drafted and called into service July 22, 1918. Wave received his training at Camp Pike near Little Rock, Arkansas before sailing for France on the Katoomba from the Port of New York Sept. 1, 1918. He was originally assigned to Company H of the 330th Infantry, but was transferred to the 5th Division's 11th Infantry, Company L in mid-to-late October 1918. Wave was killed on Nov. 10th by an artillery shell as the 11th Infantry fought to liberate the village of Louppy-sur-Loison during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Five other American soldiers were killed by the same blast: Pvt. Thomas Wade also of Company L (3270565—Lake City, Arkansas); Pvt. Miles G. Goleman, Company L (2660865, Greenup, Illinois); Cpl. Orval Boggs, Company L (2660977, Greenup, Illinois); Cpl. Henry Wilson Company G (736096, Jacksboro, Tennessee); and Pvt. Sherman H. Turner Company G (400196, Knoxville, Tennessee). They were initially buried where they fell but were reinterred next to each other at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery June 18, 1919. All six were repatriated and sailed back to the United States together on the U.S.A.T. Wheaton. The ship left Antwerp Sept. 21, 1921. | | | | |
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