World War I, WWI, or "The Great War" (1914- 1918)

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World War I, WWI, or "The Great War" (1914- 1918)

War World I lasted from 1914 - 1918.
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo, Serbia. Things started to unravel after that.
The United States made a formal declaration of war on April 6, 1917 against Germany. Many men in the United States volunteered for the military service soon after this declaration of war.
The first United States troops arrived in France on June 27, 1917.
Later, men ages were 21 - 31 were selectively drafted (conscripted) into the military starting on June 27, 1918. Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, pulled numbers out of a fishbowl.
In August 1918, "the limits of the draft age were lowered from twenty-one to eighteen and raised from thirty-one to forty-five."
World War I, WWI, end on November 11, 1918.
The United States Army during WWI was composed of (from larger smaller) units: "Armies" (1st Army, 2nd Army, and 3rd Army), "Corps" (I, II, III, IV, V, VI. VII, VIII, IX, and X), and "Divisions" and there was also the Tank Corps, etc.

For more information about the timeline for WWI, see:

Yahoo! > Arts > Humanities > History > By Time Period > 20th Century > Military History > World War I > Timelines
Appendix E: Chronology of the World War in Scott's Official History of The American Negro in the World War by Emmett J. Scott, AM., LL.D.

Table of Contents - World War I

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"American Decorations and Insignia of Honor and Service" by Robert E. Wyllie: National Geographic - December 1919, Volume XXXVI, Number Six; pages 502 - 526 Jan. 14, 2003
American Expeditionary Forces, A. E. F. -- Distinctive Insignia of US Army 1917 - 1919 (incomplete)
Aeroplanes / Airplanes: Allied and German
America's Army and its Part in the Great War - copyright by W. C. Both, Chicago. This 36-page booklet contains: Notable Days in the War's History: 1914 - 1918; Chateau Thierry; St. Mihiel; The Argonne; Gen. Pershing's Report; The Price of World Peace; Personal Record; Overseas Service; The Race with the Hun; Map: France, where the Hun Menace was curbed and the war for World-Peace won; Map: Western Front, from Soissons to the English Channel; Map: Chateau Thierry, and from the Marne to the Vesle; Map: How the Yanks Smashed in the St. Mihiel Salient; Map: Through the Argonne Forest to Sedan; Map: Occupied Germany; Data Of Divisions.
"The Army and The Navy of the United States of America" (32-page booklet) - Copyright 1917 by The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Awards, Decorations, Campaign & Service Medals
Data on U.S. Army Divisions during World War I
FAQs, Frequently Asked Questions and Useful resources for researching your relatives military service
Flags of World War I, WWI
The Geography Of The Great War by Frank M. McMurry, Ph.D. (40 page book with a lot of facts, figures, etc.)
Heroes and Sheroes of WWI and Veterans of Distinction - Story of Sergeant Alvin C. York who fought in World War I (WWI) and became its greatest hero: "AN UNPARALLELED HERO: The Church Elder and Champion Turkey-Shooter Who Killed 25 Germans and Captured a Machine Gun Battalion." Nurse Pauline Waring HERRICK a member of the YMCA Relief Commission; Private Jake Harris ATKINSON, Company "A," 112th Engineers, 37th Infantry Division, A. E. F. Jan. 31, 2003; and Corporal Raymond WRIGHT, Company "B," 5th Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Killed in Action on November 4, 1918. Others Heroes and Sheroes to follow when time permits.
Home Front - War-related posters, "Best War Time Recipes," etc.
Links of Interest
Maps related to World War I including United States Military Camps (or National Army Cantonments)
Military Camps (or National Army Cantonments) featuring Camp Custer and Camp Zachary Taylor
Military Life
Music
Postcards
Questions from Web Site Visitors about WWI, World War I
Uniforms, Insignia (Distinguishing Marks), Rank, etc.
Weapons
WWI - Louisiana includes Louisiana Soldiers in Supplement of Volume III; Louisianans who were winners of the Distinguished Service Cross, DSC Nov. 7, 2003; and Veterans (all wars) of Bogalusa and Washington Parish, Louisiana
World War I Photo Album Jan. 14, 2003
WWI United States Military Insignia and Badges
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