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The Indiana World War Memorial Plaza is an urban feature and war memorial located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, originally built to honor the veterans of World War I. [3] It was conceived in 1919 as a location for the national headquarters of the American Legion and a memorial to the state's and nation's veterans.
Elements of the 151st Regiment served in the Vietnam War; Company D , "Delta Company," was the only National Guard infantry unit to serve in Vietnam intact, [7] and earned more medals in 1969 than any other Army infantry company during a 1-year period, [6] and has been credited with reintegrating National Guard units with the United States Army ...
1831 1831 map of Indianapolis in Marion County, originally drawn by surveyor B. F. Morris. Town officials appoint Indianapolis's first board of health when the town experiences its first case of smallpox. [58] The steamboat Robert Hanna arrives in town on April 11. After it departs from Indianapolis the boat runs aground along the White River ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
"Timeline: Australia in the First World War, 1914-1918". Australian War Memorial. "World War I: Declarations of War from around the Globe". Law Library of Congress. "Timeline of the First World War on 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War". 1914-1918-Online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War.
The U.S. Army wanted to replace four-mule teams used for hauling standard 1 1 ⁄ 2 U.S. ton (3000 lb / 1.36 metric ton) loads with trucks, and requested proposals from companies in late 1912. [84] This led the Thomas B. Jeffery Company to develop a competent four-wheel drive, 1 1 ⁄ 2 short ton capacity truck by July 1913: the "Quad".
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Corps Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Activated Commanding General Campaigns I Corps: January 20, 1918 Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman Maj. Gen. William M. Wright