United States in World War I - Wikipedia
WEBDuring the war, the U.S. mobilized over 4.7 million military personnel and suffered the loss of over 116,000 soldiers. [1] The war saw a dramatic expansion of the United States government in an attempt to harness the war effort and a significant increase in the size of the U.S. Armed Forces.
WEBWorld War I remains one of the defining events in the history of the U.S. Army. In all, more than four million served and half of them deployed overseas. The conflict capped a period of reform...
American Expeditionary Forces - Wikipedia
WEBThe American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) [a] was a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I, composed mostly of units from the U.S. Army. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917, in France under the command of then-Major General John J. Pershing.
World War I: Building the American military | Article | The …
WEBApr 3, 2017 — The United States had no process in place to build a mass army, supply it, transport it and fight it. Continental European powers had a universal military service program in place, and when war...
The American Expeditionary Forces | A World at War | Articles …
WEBWorld War I provided the United States with valuable strategic lessons and an officer corps that would become the nucleus for mobilizing and commanding sixteen million American military personnel in World War II.
List of formations of the United States Army during World War I
WEBThis is a list of formations in the United States Army during World War I. Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Seal of the United States War Department.
Remembering World War I: Building the American Army
WEBMay 18, 2017 — Participation in World War I required the U.S. Army to organize into a modern military. Units for the fighting front, supply, transport, engineering, and medical services, to name the most common, were needed. The early French and British missions to the United States advised the U.S. Army on the …
World War I Divisions: Then and Now - U.S. Army Center of …
WEBJul 26, 2016 — World War I, an unprecedented conflict, forced fundamental changes in the organization of United States Army field forces. The infantry division remained the Army's primary combined arms unit,...
The WWI Era - U.S. Army Center of Military History
WEBUnited States Army in the World War, 1917-1919, Volume 10-1. Documents describing the conditions which forced the German government to request an armistice; how the armistice was drafted and...
Why Did the US Enter World War I? - HISTORY
WEBApr 6, 2017 — The United States entered World War I in 1917, following the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania and the shocking discovery of the Zimmermann telegram.