Yes, he made a typo as far as the Cantigny assault by the US 1st Div being on May 28 1918 (not 1917).
However, he is correct about the first US war dead in the trenches occuring in Nov 1917. They were Thomas Enright, Merle Hay, and James Gresham - all died in a German trench raid abot 3AM Nov 3rd 1917 (along with losing 12 men as POW's)....The USA's first dead in the trenches, all US Army, all 1st ID.
It was my understanding that the first major action involving US forces was at Belleau Woods. However, if there were American war dead prior to that then I stand corrected. I thought the US Army's first major action in France was St Mihel. There is no way there were huge American divisions in France in '17. That year was the major British offensive in Flanders around Paschendale. It proved exactly why the US did not want to committ regiments to bulk up Entente Battalions.
Holy ****!
Revisionism in all its sordid glory!
Written with todays values about yesterdays actions.
Next thing you'll be telling us how Henry Ford and his ilk protected the doughboys from the ravages or war and how today's congressmenn and senators urge their sons to become rifle men.
Please do me a huge favor and treat me with the same respect everybody else on this forum deserves and don't cuss at me. As for your difference in opinion, I can say I disagree with you whole heartedly. The unions have done such a great job of protecting workers rights and getting them a 'fair deal' that they have pretty much protected this country from ever having new manufactories again. I challenge you to take a drive through Pennsylvania and every where south of their along the appalatians and try to show me the good unions have done. I know it changed my opinion in a hurry. As for Henry Ford and the Doughboys, I am sure he was pretty well bummed out that he never thought of getting a contract with the Army before they bought the Renault. I guess thats why Ford did not miss out 25 years later and produced Shermans.
