The First Doughboys Arrive in France during WWI

Footage from the US Army Signal Corps Film ‘L’Effort Americaine, 1917-1918.'
For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit theworldwar.org

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people moved so quickly in those days.

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The first American soldiers of what would later comprise the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) arrived in France in late May 1917.

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Amazing 🫡