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The United States campaigns in World War I began after American entry in the war in early April 1917. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) served on the Western Front , under General John J. Pershing , and engaged in 13 official military campaigns between 1917 and 1918, for which campaign streamers were designated.
At the start of the war [special order, No. 2.] was issued by WM. C. Kibbe to help outline the design for California regimental flags. [6]"The first or national color for Infantry shall be the same as that described for the garrison flag of the United States Army, with this exception: the name and number of the regiment shall be embroidered with silver on the centre strips."
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
During World War II it returned for training in 1944, and then was deployed in Italy. The camp was used as a stockade for army deserters. The camp housed 2,000 military prisoners of war during the war. [5] After the end of the war, in 1948, it was converted to the private boarding school Monterey Bay Academy. [6]
Camp Fremont was a World War I-era military base located near Palo Alto, California.Construction started in July 1917 and the post closed in September, 1919. The post was named for John C. Frémont, a US Army officer and government official who was prominent in California during the 1850s.
Trask, David F ed. World War I at home; readings on American life, 1914-1920 (1969) primary sources online; Tucker, Spencer C., and Priscilla Mary Roberts, eds. The Encyclopedia of World War I: A Political, Social, and Military History (5 vol. 2005). worldwide coverage; Van Ells, Mark D. America and World War I: A Traveler's Guide (2014) excerpt
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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."