When Germany threatened France in World War I, American doughboys came to the rescue. |
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Perhaps more incredibly, four other doughboys used Colts in Medal of Honor actions that same day, including three from the 30th Division. |
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History reveals that 250,000 doughboys were eligible for the Purple Heart decoration as a result of Gen. MacArthur's decision. |
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These Americans were a colorful mix of former doughboys, cowboys, and college boys, most of them hungry for adventure in the wake of the Great War. |
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In an independent operation in September, the doughboys completely wiped out the salient at St. Mihiel, bringing the German assault to a standstill. |
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Blackjack was a big hit with American doughboys sent to France. |
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During World War I, the War Department closed red-light districts near military installations and warned doughboys against prostitutes through posters, lectures, and films. |
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Want deadly chlorine gas of exactly the type that killed doughboys in the trenches of France? |
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Writers unmercifully poked fun at the mass-produced Civil War statues on their nearly identical plinths, or World War I doughboys standing awkwardly in town squares. |
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I still believe today's infantrymen could learn from the WWI doughboys. |
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The ships were in the air early that morning, every ship owned by the 30th taxied out to grab a glimpse of the doughboys making a gateway to glory and to death. |
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Nor was there much in the way of sentimental gratitude for General Pershing's doughboys. |
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What might have become a one-sided massacre shifted closer to an even contest when black former doughboys aggressively defended their community. |
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Ultimately, the doughboys and leathernecks paid a high price for their victory, partly because of inexperience and lack of training. |
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The pace of US troop landings quickened and the number of men in the expeditionary corps on French soil soared from 78,000 doughboys in early November to nearly 150,000 by 31 December. |
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Seems the doughboys are collaring all the Australian girls. |
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