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With the unanimous design-concept approval by the U.S. Commission of Fine Art and by the National Capital Planning Commission, in recent weeks, our development of the new National World War I Memorial is in high-gear. Our sculptor, Sabin Howard has taken the design artwork to New Zealand, to work with the incredibly talented artists at the high-tech sculpting studio, Weta Workshop. He took some time to talk to us, and to show us what he has created, and how the sculptural development process will work. Read about the high tech take on an ancient artistic procedure here.
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WWI Memorial design concept gains ground with unanimous NCPC approval
First came engravings, then scrolls, then books, then documentaries. Now, the way history reaches new audiences is through the internet. In this segment previously, we interviewed Youtuber Extra Credits. This week we spent some time with Christoph Bergs, otherwise known online as "Bismarck", who tackles history with a specific lens: aviation history. Bergs, like our previous interview Bernhard Kast, is not an American yet still has covered American military history as told by the military aircraft they employed. Through simulators, games, and visual representations, the way the world does combat in the realm of the sky is Bergs' key interests. He also has had experience working with the Great War, having worked with our French counterpart, the Mission du Centenaire, visiting the battlefields of the Somme and Verdun. We were fortunate enough to spend some time with him, and he additionally has agreed to produce a video on American aircraft during World War 1 for us. Read the entire interview and check out the great graphics here.
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The 100 Cities / 100 Memorials Grant Application Evaluation Period Has Begun
To evaluate the individual submissions a Review Committee has been assembled, each of whom are assigned a group of submissions to read, review, rate and recommend.
Once completed in Mid-August, the entire Review Committee will meet so that all committee members have chance to be introduced to all the proposed projects and the final recommendations for the grant awards will be made.
The Review Committee includes representatives of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Daughters of The American Revolution, the National World War I Museum and Memorial in KC, Saving Hallowed Ground, The American Battle Monuments Commission, and the Design Team from the National Memorial at Pershing Park project.
Read all the details and see who is on the committee in the new 100C/100M blog post.
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This week's WWrite post gets inside the mind of the enemy. Benjamin Sonnenberg writes from the point of view of two of the most important WWI German Generals—Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff— who commiserate over a failed military operation.
The story's inspiration? A famous photo.
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The WW1 Centennial News Podcast is about WW1 THEN: 100 years ago this week and its about WW1 NOW: News and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.
Available on our web site, iTunes, Google Play, and TuneIn.
Highlight of Episode #29 include:
- Launching the Lottery
- A tale of combat between a merchantman and a U-boat
- The Russians and the Balkans
- The Storyteller & The Historian with Dissent in 1917
- Wrapup on Bastille Day
- “The Extraordinary Adventures of Colonel Hughes”
- Governors Island WWI History Weekend
- “Luck of the Draw”, NZ art projects commemorating WW1
- Nieuport 11’s Commemorative flight arrive in London:
- Youtube history hit channel “Extra Credits”
- Stephanie Trouillard young french journalist
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Get kits for a $64.99 contribution each.
Raise money for your organization, While helping us build the National WW1 Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington DC.
The WW1 Centennial Commission has created “WW1 Poppy kits”. You receive one kit with each $64.99 contribution. Each kit neatly packages 60 poppy seed packets that you can distribute or use to raise money for your organization.
The cost of the kits allows you to double your money or more. This is a terrific fund-raiser for veteran service organizations, state WW1 centennial organizations, 100 Cities / 100 Memorials projects, or even scout troops, school and churches.
FREE SHIPPING with no extra shipping or handling fee.
This and many other items are available as Official Merchandise of the United States World War One Centennial.
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A Story of Service from the Stories of Service section of ww1cc.org
Submitted by: Kevin Loren Carson
Fred Frank Carson served in World War 1 with the United States Army . The dates of service are: Known June 5, 1918 - Oct 1, 1918.
Fred Frank Carson’s journey from seminary student to the Battle of the Meuse Argonne was a brief one. Fred was born in Prescott, Washington near the Walla Walla River, June 5, 1897. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a fine runner, garnering awards for his speed in competitions.
Fred tried to enlist while he was at Spokane University but was initially rejected. Since he was a seminary student at the school, he was exempt from the draft. But Fred was determined, and he tried several venues until he was inducted into the Army at Camp Lewis, Washington, home of the 91st Division. It was his birthday, June 5th, 1918.
Fred’s Division was variously known as the Pine Tree Division, and the Wild West Division. Some called the soldiers ‘Westers’. The Division drew its strength of 22,000 soldiers from the western states.
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