FAMILIES OF THE 332nd INFANTRY REGIMENT SOLDIERS who served on the Italian Front in 1918-19 are cordially invited and enthusiastically encouraged to play an active and key role in this project that honors their forefathers on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
NOW IS THE TIME for the names and stories of this unique group of American veterans—the gallant U.S. soldiers on the overlooked front in the unremembered war— to be prominently placed in the public consciousness and our collective memory.
Because all components of the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission's website are considered to be of public interest, the Library of Congress and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP, part of the Government Printing Office) will archive it in perpetuity once the Commission is disestablished. The entire content of the website and its official records, including pages covering the 332nd, will always be available for public access as an important, reliable and comprehensive resource for educational, historical and genealogical purposes.
ADD AN INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE to the many-sided story of the 332nd infantry by sharing a “Profile of U.S. Service” of your 332nd Infantry doughboy ancestor on this site. Send in a description of his service, remembered stories, copies of certificates, documents, souvenirs and, especially, photographs.
Please include any of his letters, diaries and other first-hand accounts. Importantly, they tell, in his own words, of his adventures, experiences and feelings of a century ago—an intimate, personal view of the 332nd Infantry Regiment in WWI that contain those everyday details that we all can appreciate. Sharing these precious family keepsakes give voices to the men of “Wallace’s Circus”, some of whom we may have known and loved, and who are no longer with us.
To share the story of your 332nd Infantry family member please follow the instructions on the Share a PROFILE of U.S. Service in WWI Italy Page.
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE DESCENDANTS of the men and women, U.S. military and civilian, who were with the other American units and organizations in Italy during WWI, are very welcome and urged to join in as partners in this effort, too. The contributions and sacrifices by your ancestors in WWI Italy will thereby be recognized as well.
Others who are interested in the adventures and experiences of those who were in U.S. service in Italy during WWI may also take part in “Profiles of U.S. Service in WWI Italy.”