Remembering World War One Heroes: Honor Roll of the American Expeditionary Forces by Scott Schoner

San Antonio based author and World War One historian Scott R. Schoner is completing a 20 year project that will honor the men and women of the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  This listing of the nearly 80,000 overseas war dead will span 3 volumes, and will be the first comprehensive record of its kind ever published.  Previously prepared typewritten lists by the U.S. Army following the war were never published, and these lists also omit the sacrifices of the nearly 3,000 U.S. Marines who died in service in the 4th Marine Brigade, fighting alongside their Army compatriots.  Schoner’s work will finally publish the names, units and dates of death of all known fatalities of the A.E.F.

In addition to official Army records, over 500 privately published world war histories produced by units and communities have been cross-referenced in his fatality database.  To complete the project and put it into published form, Schoner is launching a kickstarter campaign on 11 November 2017 which will offer interested people not only the opportunity to sponsor the project and to save money through advance orders, but will also provide the opportunity to be listed in the books as a sponsor, or to memorialize an ancestor who fought in the war.

This new resource should be of help and interest to historians, genealogists, militaria collectors, and people with ancestors who served in or gave their lives during the World War.  The finished product, running at approximately 1,600 pages, will also include information about the American Expeditionary Forces and American casualties during the war to help orient those with little experience with military history.

Schoner’s previous publications include reprinting the 28 volume “Summary of Operations in the World War” series, featuring a volume on each combat division, to which he added over 1,300 previously unpublished terrain photographs to accompany the text.  His most recent book is “Campaign and Service Credits for World War One Service,” a volume which describes the development of unit campaign credits and lists the official credits awarded to units for World War One service, as well as records the service of over 1,000 units the U.S. Army did not properly credit in general orders.

All of Schoner’s 33 previously published books on World War One can be purchased through Amazon.

About The Doughboy Memorial Press

The Doughboy Memorial Press provides information about World War One, specifically about the sacrifices and achievements of the American Expeditionary Forces. Their products include works on citations and decorations recipients, honor rolls, historical narratives and pictorial reviews, and can be purchased published in book form through Amazon.