Approach to Final Victory: America’s Rainbow Division in the Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives Review
“[Thompson] brings us a history of the [42d Division’s] contributions during the final two major battles of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF).”
Browning Automatic Rifle
In the autumn of 1918, a powerful new American weapon was introduced to provide assault troops that type of weapon: the Browning Automatic Rifle, then and thereafter known simply as the BAR (not “bar”). The BAR gave attacking troops a genuine tactical advantage in the offensive. It became a legendary weapon that saw service in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
The Battle Of Cantigny
The move itself was a challenging exercise. While most of the division’s combat units marched from the front to the railhead at Toul, others were still near Gondrecourt and had to be alerted and moved from there.
701st Military Police Battalion
The 701st Military Police Battalion, one of the first such battalions in the U.S. Army, was activated at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on 1 February 1941. Filled with draftees, the battalion was assigned to VII Corps to serve as internal security and Zone of Interior troops, thus releasing combat troops from that duty.
Army ArtiFACTS — Episode 4 — National World War I Museum and Memorial “U.S. Army Nurse Corps Baseball Uniform”
The Army Historical Foundation interviews Doran Cart, Senior Curator at the National World War I Museum and Memorial about two recently acquired collection items – women’s baseball pullover shirts!
Daughter Visits Father’s Artifacts in ‘Unbelievable’ Museum
Margaret Myers Beeker always knew about the trunk in her parents’ attic. Inside were three U.S. Army uniforms and two “doughboy” helmets worn by her father Frank and uncles George […]
On Point Digital Edition – September 2020
The Army Historical Foundation is proud to deliver to you this latest September Issue of On Point in a digital application and new format.
General Peyton C. March
Peyton Conway March was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on 27 December 1864. He attended Lafayette College from 1880 to 1884 and then graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1888. He was commissioned an additional […]
General of the Armies of the United States John Joseph Pershing
John Joseph Pershing was born near Laclede, Missouri, on 13 September 1860. He attended the State Normal School and then graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1886. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and […]
Reflections – Wartime Bond Drives
Waging war is a costly enterprise. Congressional Research Service records indicate that World War I cost the United States over $30 billion, while more than $300 billion—the staggering equivalent of […]
