WWI Lecture Series: Pershing's First Army Online
Join Kevin Braafladt, the Army Sustainment Command Deputy Historian at the Rock Island Arsenal, and the Army Sustainment Command History Office in exploring the history of WWI through a discussion of General John Joseph Pershing's First Army. Delve deeper into First World War history by learning about Quad Cities and Rock Island Arsenal historical ties.
This program is scheduled to be held virtually through Zoom. Please register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtdOmopzwtH9TCUhH3XqmYu4C4fdpalWHN
This event is jointly hosted by the Rock Island Public Library, the Davenport Public Library, and the Army Sustainment Command History Office.
- Date:
- Wednesday, August 11, 2021
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Branch:
- Virtual
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtdOmopzwtH9TCUhH3XqmYu4C4fdpalWHN
- Audience:
- Adults Teens
- Categories:
- Educational Local History
Photograph shows General John J. Pershing on horseback leading World War I veterans during a victory parade in New York City, September 10, 1919. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2917 and The New York Times, Sept. 10, 1919)
Bain News Service, P. (1919) Pershing. , 1919. [Sept. 10] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2014709539/. No known restrictions on publication.