Michigan's Role in World War I-- Part 2: Mi. WWI Reports

World War still doesn't get much respect here in the United States. There is a national memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, but not one in Washington, D.C., other than the one honoring D.C. veterans of the war.

Back in the 1960s with the Vietnam War going on, people were largely uninterested in commemorating in 50th anniversary of the war in 1964 or the U.S. entry in 1967. As such, Dennis Skupinski started collecting World War I items and it wasn't very expensive as the old veterans were dying off and relatives were clearing out their stuff.

The 116th regiment had many Detroit notables and trained at the Detroit fairgrounds and were one of the first units to go to France in 1917. Some 80% of the regiment were from the Detroit area.

Skupinski has been posting Michigan World War I Centennial Reports on YouTube.

More to Come. --DaCoot