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The quaint seacoast town of Marblehead, in eastern Massachusetts, was the first to answer the call to arms during both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Throughout World War I Marblehead was impacted and the town influenced the outcome. Boasting of the fifth and final naval militia in history, the Tenth Deck Division, Marblehead's men stood on the front line as the first shots rang out, aimed at the Germans in 1917. Discover a town that pulled together, who rallied behind their own family and friends while they fought in the trenches of war, pulled together in their diligent commitment to…mehr

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The quaint seacoast town of Marblehead, in eastern Massachusetts, was the first to answer the call to arms during both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Throughout World War I Marblehead was impacted and the town influenced the outcome. Boasting of the fifth and final naval militia in history, the Tenth Deck Division, Marblehead's men stood on the front line as the first shots rang out, aimed at the Germans in 1917. Discover a town that pulled together, who rallied behind their own family and friends while they fought in the trenches of war, pulled together in their diligent commitment to their beloved community and the First World War. Historian, Margery A. Armstrong delves into the patriotism of the past through articles and letters to those overseas that were first published in The Marblehead Messenger.