America's "Foreign Legion"

Immigrant Soldiers in the Great War

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Immigrant American soldiers played an important, often underrated role in World War I. Those who were non-citizens had no obligation to participate in the war, though many volunteered. Due to language barriers that prevented them from receiving proper training, they were often given the most dangerous and dirty jobs.The impetus for this book was the story of Matthew Guerra (the author's great-uncle). He immigrated to America from Italy around age 12. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and shipped to France, where he joined the 58th Infantry Regiment of the 4th "Ivy" Division and participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Wounded in the Bois de Fays, the 22-year-old Guerra died in a field hospital.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-01-11
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt318 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor254
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476675435

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. The Quest Begins2. Matthew Guerra in America3. America Enters the War—The World War I Draft Act4. Registration Day5. Selection of the Candidates6. Deferments and Exemptions—The Non-Declarant Alien Dilemma7. Welcome to Camp Upton8. Recruit Processing9. Basic Training—Camp Devens10. Social and Recreational Activities at the Training Camps11. Foreign-Born U.S. Army Recruits—Non–English Speaking Draftees12. Enter Lt. Stanislaw A. Gutowski13. Creation of the “Foreign-Speaking Soldier Sub-Section” (FSS)14. FSS Recruit Training Efforts at Camps Custer and Grant—January–February 191815. Restructuring Plan Canceled—An Unexpected Reversal of Direction16. The “Camp Gordon Plan”—June 191817. FSS English Education Program18. Resurrection of the Immigrant Training Program at Other Camps19. The 76th Division Overseas—The St. Mihiel Offensive20. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive—Phase One (September 26–October 3, 1918)21. Meuse-Argonne—Second Phase (October 4, 1918)22. Bois de Fays—“Woods of the Fairies” (October 5, 1918)23. October 5–7, 1918—The Death of a DoughboyConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex