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Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration Part of a National Effort of the United States World War I Centennial Commission |
The colors of the 90th Infantry Division were uncased for the first time on August 25, 1917 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. The new National Army Division, comprised of draftees from Texas and Oklahoma, would train in and around San Antonio…
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Sergeant Simon David Barber didn’t make it home. Born in Rockport on January 17, 1893, he enlisted in the Marine Corps just days after the United Stated declared war. Serving with the 6th Marine Regiment in France, he was wounded at Chateau-Thierry on…
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