What exactly is "the A.E.F. Memorial Project?"
B. Clark Byrnes, founder of the American Expeditionary Forces Memorial Project, has a double
undergraduate degree in American Studies and Historic Preservation with a concentration in
historical archaeology from the University of Mary Washington. He holds a professional
Historic Preservation Certificate from Goucher College. A life-long student of military history, he
has years of field experience as an archaeologist and researcher with local, state, and National
Archives' records.
After September 11, 2001 Clark became a federal law enforcement officer, attended local
academy training in 2003 and graduated the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in 2006.
His ultimate goal is to see the opening of his own A.E.F. memorial research center. Clark is a
collector and researcher of WWI photographs, diaries, letters, and individual level records.
C. Thomas served as a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne from 1991-1993. He is a graduate
of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center with a combined total of 13 years of
government service. He is also an avid collector of World War I artifacts with a focus on the
82nd Division & Tank Corps of the AEF.
Bruce Jarvis is a Cold War veteran of the U.S. Army Military Police Corps,
spending over two years as a "tower rat" in Germany (1979-81). He has been a
on/off collector of WW1 memorabilia since the 1970's and specializes in
privately made postcard format photography. His current project is a human
interest book based on first-hand accounts of A.E.F. members from original
unpublished letters, journals, and photography.
undergraduate degree in American Studies and Historic Preservation with a concentration in
historical archaeology from the University of Mary Washington. He holds a professional
Historic Preservation Certificate from Goucher College. A life-long student of military history, he
has years of field experience as an archaeologist and researcher with local, state, and National
Archives' records.
After September 11, 2001 Clark became a federal law enforcement officer, attended local
academy training in 2003 and graduated the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in 2006.
His ultimate goal is to see the opening of his own A.E.F. memorial research center. Clark is a
collector and researcher of WWI photographs, diaries, letters, and individual level records.
C. Thomas served as a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne from 1991-1993. He is a graduate
of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center with a combined total of 13 years of
government service. He is also an avid collector of World War I artifacts with a focus on the
82nd Division & Tank Corps of the AEF.
Bruce Jarvis is a Cold War veteran of the U.S. Army Military Police Corps,
spending over two years as a "tower rat" in Germany (1979-81). He has been a
on/off collector of WW1 memorabilia since the 1970's and specializes in
privately made postcard format photography. His current project is a human
interest book based on first-hand accounts of A.E.F. members from original
unpublished letters, journals, and photography.
The Project
The American Expeditionary Forces Memorial Project is committed to the education and preservation of United States
involvement in WWI through sharing letters, diaries, and material culture artifacts. A primary focus of the project is on the
original letters, diaries, uniforms and artifacts of WWI U.S. service men and women. The goal is to acquire and research
identified groups from US personnel in the Great War. The AEF Memorial Project currently consists of only a few individuals, all
of whom unfortunately are required to work real jobs - instead of being full time historians. Unlike the average collector, we
have training/degrees in preservation, museum science, history and conservation. Until the goal of a research center is
reached, the online version of the museum and research center is the interim focus. All items showcased on this online
museum (on a rotating basis) are privately held, professionally researched and preserved items from the collections.
The creators of the A.E.F. Memorial Project are currently working on the publication of several letter and diary groups that have
undergone extensive research. Excerpts from some of these projects will be displayed on this online museum. The A.E.F.
Memorial Project offers research services on records from the United States in World War One. Unlike online research, or
cursory printed research, members of the A.E.F. Memorial Project conduct thorough checks with many local, state, and national
sources. See the "Research Services" section for more details.
We are always interested in acquiring letters, diaries, photographs and artifacts from WWI. If you have any available please
e-mail us!
involvement in WWI through sharing letters, diaries, and material culture artifacts. A primary focus of the project is on the
original letters, diaries, uniforms and artifacts of WWI U.S. service men and women. The goal is to acquire and research
identified groups from US personnel in the Great War. The AEF Memorial Project currently consists of only a few individuals, all
of whom unfortunately are required to work real jobs - instead of being full time historians. Unlike the average collector, we
have training/degrees in preservation, museum science, history and conservation. Until the goal of a research center is
reached, the online version of the museum and research center is the interim focus. All items showcased on this online
museum (on a rotating basis) are privately held, professionally researched and preserved items from the collections.
The creators of the A.E.F. Memorial Project are currently working on the publication of several letter and diary groups that have
undergone extensive research. Excerpts from some of these projects will be displayed on this online museum. The A.E.F.
Memorial Project offers research services on records from the United States in World War One. Unlike online research, or
cursory printed research, members of the A.E.F. Memorial Project conduct thorough checks with many local, state, and national
sources. See the "Research Services" section for more details.
We are always interested in acquiring letters, diaries, photographs and artifacts from WWI. If you have any available please
e-mail us!
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