Book Description

This book looks at the multiple ways that the people and institutions of Erie County, Pennsylvania, responded when the United States went to war in 1917. It gives special attention to those who served in the military and, especially, to those who fell. It lists some 200 names and short biographies of those who lost their lives during the war or shortly after. It also has a listing of approximately 2,300 men and women connected in some way to Erie County who served in the United States military during World War One. Another listing includes those cited for valor during the war. Chapters on U.S. Army and Navy units with connections to Erie County are featured. Produced by the Erie County World War One Centennial Committee, the book also looks at notable individuals, homefront efforts, the contribution of women's groups, the postwar pilgrimage of mothers to battlefield cemeteries, and the construction of Erie's ultimate memorial to its veterans, the Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium.