A World War One victory parade was held in New York City on September 10, 1919 to honor General John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), and 25,000 soldiers who had served in the AEF’s 1st Division on the Western Front. Read more about the parade, an uncle’s search for his missing nephew, active duty and the home front in the First World War, and the life of an immigrant family on NYC’s Lower East Side during this era in On the Shore (see NOVELS).
