Mike Sherwin, Managing Editor
• Published March 25, 2021
The daughter of a Jewish American who earned a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I will share her father’s story at two upcoming events, including a virtual discussion tonight held by the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas...
BY SAM MOSHER, STAFF WRITER
• Published July 19, 2018
In August 1918, Sgt. William Shemin’s platoon was caught under heavy fire at the Vesle River in Bazoches, France. All officers above Shemin were injured or killed, and evacuation was the platoon’s best chance of survival. Instead, Shemin, only 19...
On June 2, 2015, Elsie Shemin Roth and her sister Ina Bass stood in front of many family members as President Barack Obama presented them with the congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to their father, William Shemin, for his bravery in World...
