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A. Charles Wheaton Abbot Jr. Frederic Vaughan Abbot; Frank Herman Albright; James B. Aleshire; Robert Alexander (United States Army officer) William Herbert Allaire Jr.
American soldiers under General of the Armies John Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), arrived at the rate of 10,000 soldiers a day on the Western Front in the summer of 1918. During the war, the U.S. mobilized over 4.7 million military personnel and suffered the loss of over 116,000 soldiers. [1]
General Pershing authorized the results of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, the greatest battle in American history up to that time, in his Final Report: "Between 26 September and 11 November, 22 American and 4 French divisions, on the front extending from southeast of Verdun to the Argonne Forest, had engaged and decisively beaten 47 different ...
However, American tactical doctrine was still based on pre-1914 principles, a world away from the combined arms approach used by the French and British by 1918. [16] US commanders were initially slow to accept such ideas, leading to heavy casualties and it was not until the last month of the war that these failings were rectified. [17]
Pages in category "American military personnel of World War I" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 361 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Maxime Weygand – General in the French Army and one of the Permanent Military Representatives in the Allied Supreme War Council; Augustin Dubail – Commanded the 1st Army (1914–1915) followed by Army Group East at Battle of Verdun until 1916. He was later military governor of Paris (1916–1918)
Military aviation leaders of World War I (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Military leaders of World War I" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
September 15, 1914 - Feb 4, 1915 African, South West Africa: Maritz rebellion. Boers leader Manie Maritz revolts in South Africa. September 19 – October 11 Western: Battle of Flirey: September 20 Naval, African, East African: Battle of Zanzibar, German naval victory. September 22 Asian and Pacific: Bombardment of Papeete: Asian and Pacific ...