83rd infantry division – Noel B. Poirier

Fallen Heroes: Bugler Victor J. Mattevi

28th Infantry Division troops, August 1918. (Source: army.mil)

This fallen hero’s parents immigrated from Europe in order to provide a better life for their future children in America. Unfortunately, one of their sons would return to a Europe at war and make the ultimate sacrifice. Celeste Mattevi (1868-1940) was born in the southern part of the province of Tyrol in what was thenContinue reading “Fallen Heroes: Bugler Victor J. Mattevi”

Fallen Heroes: Private Joseph (Joe) Aspinall

3d Division Troops Entrucking Near Moulins, 1918

Once again I have come across the story of a fallen hero whose family had only recently arrived from abroad. This soldier served a country that his parents had decided offered them, and their children, a better life. Like so many before and after him, this immigrant’s son would be called on to make theContinue reading “Fallen Heroes: Private Joseph (Joe) Aspinall”