A veteran of the renowned 102nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, George Washington Groomer settled in Rockford after the war, raising a family and working as a laborer.

The right of ling in the parade of the 26th Division is to go to the 102nd, Infantry by right of the seniority of their commanding officer, Colonel Potts. The order of march of the units in the ...

With the war to end all wars looming, a young army "doughboy" Robert Conroy has his life forever changed when a little dog with a stubby tail wanders into camp as the men of the 102nd Infantry ...

This legendary dog’s story began in July 1917, during World War I. While the 102nd Infantry team was training, a stray terrier approached them on the grounds. He seemed to instantly form a connection ...

Gen. Elmer Suderio, chief of the Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade. “Intelligence suggests that Ahod and the Sahibad brothers ...

Bryan was sent to France as a part of Company L, 102nd Infantry, 28th Division. The Meuse-Argonne offensive, named for the Argonne Forest and the Meuse River where the trench lines were drawn across ...