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The World War One Gold Star Soldiers From Adams County, Valerie J. Young
The World War One Gold Star Soldiers From Adams County, Valerie J. Young
Adams County History
Adams County had 1,074 men and 12 women in the military in World War I, 53 of whom died while in service, becoming Gold Star soldiers. During this war, the practice of displaying a flag with a blue star was begun to signify that a family member was fighting in the war; when a soldier died, the blue star was changed to a gold star. The term “Gold Star” soldier came to represent a member of the service who died during a time of conflict, and is still in use today.
Adams County’s Gold Star soldiers were described in a …