United States Army Pictures & Photos
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B-17 crew captured 4-11-1944 1944
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| My dad shot down over Germany, Flatbush Floogie |
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C.F. Stanley Fort Knox, Kentucky 1942
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Base Name: Fort Knox
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| Waiting to ship out to the Africa Corps. |
Picture taken in United States
Picture taken in Kentucky
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Britannia British Tank Picture | British Tank Britannia WWI 5th Avenue 1918
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| The British tank Britannia takes a stroll of support by flying the American flag down 5th Avenue New York in support of The United States involvement. |
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United States Army Deployment Picture | World War 1 Deployment 1918
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| Members of the new National Army of the United States wait for a train and orders on how to get to Berlin from the United States |
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Trench Digging Picture World War 1 | How to Dig a Trench US Army 1918
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| Caption: "You're in the Army Now, You're not Behind the Plow". American soldiers getting lessons in the basics of trench warfare…step 1, dig a proper trench. |
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United States Boot Camp Picture | American World War 1 Boot Camp 1918
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| Pictured are 4 US Soldiers practicing their "over the top" bayonet trench warfare moves at an unknown US training facility |
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United States Army Enlistment Poster | Army Enlistment World War 1 1918
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| Army Enlistment Poster. "Columbia Calls"... The District of Columbia needs you to enlist in the US Army. |
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Land Mine Explodes During The Great War 1915
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| Land Mines were first used on a broad scale during World War 1 |
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No Trespassing: A World War I Cannon 1914
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| Not much information available for this photograph. A large World War 1 cannon |
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General Allenby Picture | General Allenby Enters Jerusalem World War 1 1917
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| Pictured is General Allenby of the British Empire entering by foot into Jerusalem on December 9th, 1917 |
Picture taken in Israel
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World War 1 Long Range Gun | Italian Long Range Battle Gun 1916
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| This type of Italian artillery hidden on mountains helped to defend the Piave Front |
Picture taken in Italy
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Great Britain & Germany Declare War | World War 1 | Germany v UK 1914
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| Auf Wiedersehen and Good bye to the troops. German and British troops march at home and prepare to leave for battle in World War I |
Picture taken in Germany
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American Long Range Gun Picture | World War 1 Long Range American Gun 1918
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| This is Heavy American Artillery (Possibly a 305mm Rail Gun) supporting the Allied Argonne Forest advance |
Picture taken in France
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American Engineers | Engineers Repair Wires World War 1 1918
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| As if there is need for much improvement in this town, American Engineers repair wire. |
Picture taken in France
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American Artillery | World War 1 American Artillery Pictured in Action 1918
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| Americans pictured shooting French 75's mm Artillery mortar rounds into battle. The French 75mm artillery was one of the best as it could be fired more rapidly that other artillery pieces. |
Picture taken in France
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American Allied Advance | American Allied Advance of World War 1 1918
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| One man goes down as American infantry advance through no man's land into barbed wire and enemy fire. |
Picture taken in France
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German Mustard Gas Picture | World War 1 German Mustard Gas & Poison Gas 1918
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| Americans preparing for German poison mustard gas by putting on gas masks. Although many believe the Germans first used poison gas, it was actually the French. Gas used was either Cholrine, Phosgene & Mustard Gas (German Invention) |
Picture taken in France
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Wounded Americans Picture | Americans Wounded in World War 1 Battle 1918
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| These wounded Americans are pictured waiting for the arrival of field ambulances to take them to base hospitals. 205,690 Americans were wounded during World War 1 |
Picture taken in France
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Hand Grenade Picture | World War 1 Hand Grenades | Grenade Attack 1918
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| French infantry throw a Grenade attack into "no man's land". Bombing parties grew in number and frequency as the war progressed as grenades became major strategy of any infantry attack by the end of the Great War. |
Picture taken in France
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Whippet Tank Picture | World War 1 Whippet Tanks | French Whippet Tank 1918
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| French Whippet tanks join the American advance in Argonne. Smaller Whippet tanks typically complemented slower tanks and were very successful. |
Picture taken in France
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German Tank Picture | A7V Light German Tank | World War 1 German Tanks 1918
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| The Germans were never convinced on the use of tanks during World War 1. Pictured are 2 A7V German tanks which were introduced into use by Germany in 1918 and were the only tanks produced by German that saw action. |
Picture taken in France
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American War Death Picture | American War Deaths World War 1 1917
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| Memorial for the first Americans killed during World War 1 on November 3rd 1917. Corporal JB Gresham, Private MD Hay & Private TF Enright in France. The United States suffered 117,465 deaths during the Great War |
Picture taken in France
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United States First Shots in World War 1 | American First Shots 1917
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| Pictured is the gun that fired the first American shot by Battery C of the Sixth Field Artillery at Sommerville, near Nancy on October 23rd, 1917 |
Picture taken in France
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Abandoned Tank Picture | Tank Stuck in Mud on Battlefield of WWI 1917
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| A ghostly looking battlefield in France |
Picture taken in France
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War Over The Top Picture | World War 1 Going Over The Top Trench 1918
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| Trench warfare involved "going over the top" which was a hated tactic by the infantry in which they were to climb over the top of the parapet before they could cross the battlefield land to attack the enemy trenches |
Picture taken in France
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2nd Battle of Somme Picture | World War 1 2nd Battle of Somme 1918
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| Pictured are large guns and the battlefield landscape at the 2nd Battle of Somme. The 2nd Battle of Somme featured the British Third Army & The United States II Corps vs the Germans |
Picture taken in France
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United States Soldiers Picture | United States Soldiers World War 1 1918
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| On their way…destination…somewhere in France |
Picture taken in France
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First Contingent of AEF Picture | First Contingent AEF World War 1 1918
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| United States soldiers of the First Contingent A.E.F. are pictured marching to their new barracks in St. Nazaire France which is locatd on the Atlantic coast of France and was a major unloading point of United States troops |
Picture taken in France
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1st Contingent of United States Army Picture | World War 1 First Contingent 1917
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| Pictured are members of the First Contingent of the US Army disembarking the USS Washington and getting ready to do battle with the Germans in France. |
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American General Pershing Picture | Pershing Arrives for World War 1 1917
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| General "Black Jack" Pershing of the United States Army is pictured after his arrival in Boulogne, France. Pershing would be made responsible for the organization, training, and supply of a combined professional and draft Army and National Guard. |
Picture taken in France
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