As of this writing, we have identified 161 men and women and written a biography for each. For the last year, our volunteers and staff have searched Green-Wood’s grounds, its records, and various online databases, in order to accomplish this goal. In 2017, Green-Wood decided, in anticipation of the 100 th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, to identify and honor as many as possible of those who had served in that conflict, whether civilian or military, and are interred here. The American Expeditionary Force was organized and sent off to France to join the fight by the time an armistice was declared, in November of 1918, more than 4.7 million Americans had served, 53,000 of whom were killed in action, 63,000 had died of disease, and 205,000 had been wounded. But it was not until April 6, 1917-100 years ago-that the United States Congress declared war against Germany.
World War I, also called the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, began in Europe in 1914.
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