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"Doughboy" was a popular nickname for the American infantryman during World War I. [1] Though the origins of the term are not certain, [ 2 ] the nickname was still in use as of the early 1940s, when it was gradually replaced by " G.I. " as the following generation enlisted in World War II [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Doughboy in Akron, Ohio. The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible ...
Joseph Francis Ambrose (May 24, 1896 – May 1, 1988) was a World War I veteran from the U.S. state of Illinois who served with Company I, 140th Infantry, 35th Division, A. E. F., from 1917 to 1919, becoming nationally known for his photo at the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the age of 86.
Gutierrez, Edward A. Doughboys on the Great War: How American soldiers viewed their military experience (UP of Kansas, 2017) online; Hallas, James H. Doughboy War: The American Expeditionary Force in World War I (2000) Heller Charles E. Chemical Warfare in World War I. The American Experience, 1917–1918. Fort Leavenworth, Kan.: Combat Studies ...
Michael B. Ellis (October 28, 1894 – December 9, 1937) was a United States Army sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War I.
The new name honors Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Moore’s three-decade military career was highlighted by his heroism as commander at the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.
British industry was not geared up for an all-out effort of war production in the early days of World War I, which also led to the shell shortage of 1915. John Leopold Brodie (1873–1945), born Leopold Janno Braude [ 6 ] in Riga , was an entrepreneur and inventor who had made a fortune in the gold and diamond mines of South Africa but was ...
Spirit of the American Doughboy, Owen County Courthouse, Spencer, Indiana. Ernest Moore Viquesney (August 5, 1876 – October 4, 1946) was an American sculptor best known for his popular World War I monument Spirit of the American Doughboy.