Almost five million American families sent their fathers, mothers, sons and daughters to serve in the Armed Forces during World War I. Countless other families had members who supported the war effort in industry, farming, shipping, and many other fields. Although those who served are now gone, they must never be forgotten. “Stories of Service” is a World War I Centennial Commission initiative to make a permanent and comprehensive record of how and where those family members served, and what they did for the country, before the succeeding generations’ memories of that service are lost forever.
