They were "Doughboys".
20 CMH were awarded
38,000 Americans wounded and 12,000 killed or missing
USAAF
It starts off with the ending of the Frontier Wars in the US (officially ending at Wounded Knee in 1890). The boys take off to fight in WW1.
more than 8 million soilders died and 20 million more were wounded
too many
55,000,000
The British lost 2 men and The U.S. Lost only 700 men
They were "Doughboys".
20 CMH were awarded
20
Most personnel who served in the armed forces during WW1 were eligible for the World War 1 Victory Medal for periods of service between 1917-1918? The WWI Victory Medal had nothing to do with being wounded. US soldiers wounded received a Certificate, which later, when the Purple Heart Medal was created in 1932, could be "turned in" for a Purple Heart Medal.
Medics patch up wounded US Soldiers. Corpsmen patch up wounded US Marines.
About 416,800 U.S. soldiers died in World War 2.
38,000 Americans wounded and 12,000 killed or missing
As of June 24, 2014, the last time a count was taken, there were 2,196 US soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan. 19,964 more have been wounded.