General Pershing dedicated much of his postwar efforts memorializing those who served and sacrificed in the Great War. It is in that spirit that we honor his commitment to duty completing the “last detail.” While approximately 35,000 American . . . — — Map (db m293999) HM
The Ainse-Marne American Cemetery adjoins the site of the Battle of Belleau Woods. In this early engagement for US troops in France, US troops stopped a sudden German advance along the Marne River. In this battle (June 1-26, 1918), U.S. Marine . . . — — Map (db m293991) HM
The Saint-Mihiel offensive was the first and only American offensive completely planned and executed by General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Force. The American objective was to break through the German lines and capture the rail city of . . . — — Map (db m293992) HM
General Pershing sent American troops into the trenches alongside French and British allies to halt the German advance on Paris in April 1918. For months, the allied forces had dealt with thick mud, crushing heat, and foul odors. Farmers in the . . . — — Map (db m293993) HM
Most of the troops buried in the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery lost their lives fighting in eastern France in 1918. The United States Army practiced segregation during World War I. African American troops generally performed non-combat duties . . . — — Map (db m293994) HM
Brookwood American Cemetery honors the American sailors and civilians lost at sea and those who died in England away from the battlefields. When the U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, the Navy took command of the U.S. Coast Guard for the . . . — — Map (db m293995) HM
Flanders Field is one of the best known of the American cemeteries due to John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields” written in 1916. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row . . . — — Map (db m293996) HM
The Meuse-Argonne battle was the largest single battle American forces ever fought. Over 1.2 million American soldiers fought alongside French and British soldiers for 47 days. The battle culminated in the war’s armistice on Nov. 11, 1918. Over . . . — — Map (db m293997) HM
Many soldiers buried in the Suresnes American Cemetery died from battle wounds in nearby hospitals. The outbreak of World War I in 1914 entangled most of Europe. Though the US government declared neutrality, American businesses and banks . . . — — Map (db m293998) HM
