WWI

  • Machine Gun Horse

    Machine Gun Horse

    The horse was used for german purposes and a machine gun is mounted on its back.
  • Gas Masks

    Gas Masks

    Thses gas masks are in the exibit 1914 in germany. They are used to reeducate the dangers of chemical warfare.
  • Elephant moving objects

    Elephant moving objects

    German using the elephant for war purposes. They would go into a zoo and use the animal in it's space.
  • Sussex Pledge

    Sussex Pledge

    Kept the Us out of war.It met form policy goals. It was unsuccessful
  • Lisutania

    Lisutania

    A german submarine sunk the lisutania. 100 americans were on board. America saw it as a terroist attack
  • Sergeant Stubby

    Sergeant Stubby

    Sergeant Stubby was the most decorated war dog of WWI. He found a german spy also he retrieved injured soldiers off the battle field making him the only dog that has been promoted to general by combat.
  • America declares war

    America declares war

    America was nuetral then they took a side. Most americans supported Germany. People valued their heratage.
  • Started his Service

    Started his Service

    He enrolled in the army. Eventually he got deported to Paris. There he met his wife.
  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmerman Telegram

    Germany sent a telegram to mexico. The message got intercepted by America. The message said if they took the USA theyll give them the land
  • Dead Horse In The Road

    Dead Horse In The Road

    There is a deceased horse laying in the road. There is also a tank in the backround. Also soldiers aren't paying any attention to the deaceased horse.
  • Married

    Married

    In 1919 Edward Bayon married a french girl that he met while he was deployed. He met her during the war. Then after the war finished he proposed to her.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Took place in the palace of Versailles. 27 countries were in attendence. It ended the war.
  • Took home 952 American soldiers

    Took home 952 American soldiers

    In 1923 Edward Bayon took 952 fallen troops across the world to the US. While he was doing this he recieved a standing obvation from the belgium. He later wrote about it in his diary.
  • Was honored by the Belgium's for bringing home the troops

    Was honored by the Belgium's for bringing home the troops

    In 1923 Edward Bayon brought home 952 fallen american troops across beligium and eventually returning them home to the USA. While he did this belgiums honored him for this heroic act.
  • End of Service

    End of Service

    Had a honorable discharge after WW2 had finished.