United States Armed Forces in World War I

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The United States Armed Forces in World War I were the American military forces that entered the conflict in 1917, significantly bolstering the Allies and helping to turn the tide toward victory on the Western Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military force ⓘ
participant in World War I ⓘ
abbreviation AEF ⓘ
airComponent United States Army Air Service ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War I ⓘ
alsoKnownAs American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
branchContribution convoy and antisubmarine operations by the United States Navy ⓘ
infantry and assault operations by the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
major ground combat operations by the United States Army ⓘ
commander John J. Pershing ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
deployedTo Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
endOfParticipation 1918 ⓘ
governmentBodyResponsible United States Department of War ⓘ
United States Department of the Navy ⓘ
headOfStateDuringConflict Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
mobilizationLaw Selective Service Act of 1917 ⓘ
navalMission escort of troop and supply convoys to Europe ⓘ
navalTheater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Belleau Wood ⓘ
Battle of Cantigny ⓘ
Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
Meuse–Argonne Offensive ⓘ
Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
opponent Austria-Hungary ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
rankOfCommander General of the Armies ⓘ
role bolstered Allied manpower on the Western Front ⓘ
conducted independent American offensives ⓘ
served under overall Allied command coordination ⓘ
startOfParticipation 1917 ⓘ
strengthPeak over 4 million personnel ⓘ
subunit United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
theater Italian Front ⓘ
North Russia ⓘ
linked to: Northern Russia

Siberia ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ

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National World War I Memorial → dedicatedTo → United States Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ
Sidney Blackmer → militaryService → United States military in World War I ⓘ
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Mexican Expedition → followedBy → U.S. entry into World War I ⓘ
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Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I → mainSubject → United States Army in World War I ⓘ
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27th Infantry Division → componentOf → United States Army forces in World War I ⓘ
subject linked to: Empire Division
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United States military history → hasKeyEvent → U.S. entry into World War I ⓘ
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British Armed Forces in World War I → alliedWith → United States Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ
93rd Division (Provisional) → partOf → United States forces in World War I ⓘ
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