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Trinity College Battalion
By Sandra Gomez-Aceves, SCSU Journalism student Sandra Gomez-Aceves, a journalism student at Southern Connecticut State University, reported this story as part of Journalism Capstone coursework on World War I. Hans L. Bigler, was a 21-year-old Yale University music student from Meriden when he enlisted to serve in the Great War. […]

Connecticut Students Turned Soldiers During WWI

 in Connecticut Stories / SCSU Journalism Capstone / Student Work  tagged students / Trinity College / Yale University
After soldiers of the Great War returned home in early 1919, the United States government, state governments, and local institutions began  commemorating the valiant efforts the men and women took to protect the nation. Throughout the nation, memorials such as statues, plaques, buildings, and signs were built to remember these brave […]

Memorial Window Dedicated to Fallen Hartford Soldier

 in Connecticut Stories / Friday Find / Memorials  tagged 102nd Infantry / 26th Division / Hartford / memorials / religion