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Welcome to Iowa in the Great War,
an IAGenWeb Special Project. This project will cover
roughly the time period of the The Great War,* 1914-1919.
This project was born out of the desire to not let the
sacrifices and contributions of Iowans during the Great War
ever be forgotten.
Here we Honor those men and women who served from Iowa, the
families who gave the ultimate price for our freedoms... the lives
of their sons, daughters, husbands and fathers.
Iowa has always answered the call to preserve our freedom
and the freedom of others, and the Great War was no exception!
Over 500,000 Iowans between the ages of 18 and 45 registered
for the draft. Almost 115,000 actually served. One of
the first U.S. soldiers killed in combat in World War I was an
Iowan, Merle Hay, from Glidden. The first U.S. woman to die of
injuries in a combat zone also was an Iowan. She was Marion Crandell, formerly a French teacher at St. Katharine's School
in Davenport. She died while serving in a canteen, when an
artillery shell exploded nearby.
Join us as we do our best to preserve the history of the brave
men and women who served from Iowa, as well as the great
sacrifices and many contributions of all Iowans. Contribute
your biographies, military records, events, company histories,
awards, newspaper accounts of war time events, etc. Contact me
at
IowaGreatWar today!
*Since WWII
the Great War has been known as WWI 'Curator'
Constance Diamond
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