Articles by Patrick Gregory
Seicheprey – America’s WWI Baptism of Fire
Aerial view of Seicheprey in 1919, following the World War I fighting in April and September 1918 (Image: Wikimedia Commons) On 20 April 1918 soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force engaged in [...]
The Meuse-Argonne: Remembering America’s biggest battle
On Sunday 23 September 2018 the American WW1 cemetery at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in north-east France played host to a centennial ceremony, paying tribute to the 26,000 fallen of the United States’ Meuse-Argonne offensive 100 years ago. The [...]
Centenary News focus on US First World War volunteers
Patrick Gregory discusses how America's voluntary effort took shape in the Great War, as a new exhibition opens at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. Abram Piatt Andrew - founder [...]
‘Rearranging History’ – US exhibition pieces together story of giant WW1 painting
Missing fragments from a Great War masterpiece are back on display for the first time in decades at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. CN contributor Patrick Gregory retraces the truncated history of [...]
General Pershing arrives – 13 June 1917
100 years ago today, General John Pershing arrived in France at the head of the first contingent of the American Expeditionary Force, the first official US troops to set foot in Europe. As CN’s Patrick [...]
Full list of beaches named for WW1 ‘Pages of the Sea’ commemoration
The final list of beaches for Danny Boyle’s Armistice commission Pages of the Sea has been announced. On 11 November 2018, people are invited to gather on 31 beaches across the UK and in the Republic of Ireland [...]
100 Years Ago: Meuse-Argonne Offensive begins
On 26 September 1918 troops of the First Army, American Expeditionary Force aided by a corps of French soldiers began a major offensive in north-east France, kicking off what would the last six-week Allied [...]
Kick-starting the Meuse-Argonne: The American Army goes again on Western Front
After four days of intense fighting in the Meuse-Argonne, beginning on 26 September 1918, American Expeditionary Force commander General John Pershing called a temporary halt to most – though not all – offensive operations [...]
100 Years Ago: The Latvian Rifles go into battle on the Eastern Front
Newly-formed Latvian units went into action with the Imperial Russian Army 100 years ago to resist a German push. CN contributor Patrick Gregory has recently visited the Baltic, and tells the story of how [...]
Centenary tribute to America’s WWI pilots in France – April 20
The United States & France are preparing to rededicate a memorial honouring American pilots who flew in the First World War. Ahead of the ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial near Paris, CN’s Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen [...]
Death of the Red Baron – 21 April 1918
100 years ago, Captain Manfred von Richtofen, leading ace of the German Air Service, was killed by enemy fire near Amiens. A celebrated – and feared – fighter pilot, his two-and-a- half year career brought [...]
Researchers win Centennial tribute for lost US WW1 sailor
As America prepares to commemorate Memorial Day this Monday (May 29), honouring the men and women who've died in military service for the US over the years, a new name from WWI can be added to the roll [...]