Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees", which was published in the collection Trees and Other Poems in 1914. Though a prolific poet whose
Birthplace at 17 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick
Kilmer House, New Brunswick, NJ
Sgt. Joyce Kilmer, as a member of the 165th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, c. 1918
Grave of Sergeant Joyce Kilmer, Oise-Aisne Cemetery, France
William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat. He is best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to th
Joyce Kilmer
…the Second Battle of Marne there was heavy fighting throughout the last days of July 1918. On July 30, 1918, Kilmer volunteered to accompany Major "Wild Bill" Donovan (later, in World War II, the founder of the Office of Strategic Services, forerunner to the Central Intelligence Agency) when Donovan's battalion…
Donovan in the Columbia University yearbook, 1905
Lieutenant Colonel William J. Donovan in uniform, September 6, 1918
Medal of Honor presented to Donovan, in the collection of the CIA Museum