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Benjamin O. Davis, Pilgrim Escort Officer and the Highest Ranking Black Military Officer American World War I Cemeteries in Europe Burial Services for Lt. Roosevelt Grave of Percy Stevens List of Mothers and Widows of American Soldiers Sailors and Marines Entitled to Make a Pilgrimage to the War Cemeteries in Europe Invitation to Sail on a Pilgrimage
Grace and Louise Ziegler Visit the Grave of Fred Ziegler Busloads of Gold Star Mothers Arrive at the Cemetery Amy L. Evans, First Woman to Decorate Her Son's Grave Mathilda 'Mother' Burling, Leader in the Pilgrimage Movement Hostess Houses African-American Mothers Crossing the Atlantic
Sightseeing at the Paris Exposition Promotional Poster for the PBS Documentary Gold Star Mothers: Pilgrimage of Remembrance Sightseeing at the Paris Exposition Traveling Groups VIP Treatment

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This week in Quartermaster History
The Army's Quartermaster Corps organized and conducted the Gold Star Mothers pilgrimages, and it remains proud of its role today.

Quartermaster Review
Here is a pair of articles from the Quartermaster Review, a professional journal for Army Quartermaster Corp members. The first article "The War Mother Goes 'Over There'" is from the May-June, 1930 issue. The second one is "Mothers and Wives of Nebraska to Make First Voyage to France" from March-April, 1930. A letter from a satisfied Gold Star pilgrim follows these two articles. The woman is very grateful for her experience, and it is clear the pilgrimages were a life-changing episode for most of the pilgrims who went.

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