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There is a book about it, called "600 day's service, a history of the 361st infantry regiment".
On August 5, 1917, the 361st Infantry Regiment was established with the 181st Infanrtry Brigade in Camp Lewis, Washington. They underwent 10 months' training and shipped out to France under assignment to the 91st Infantry Division in August 1918. With the liberation of France, they moved over to Ypres-lys to help the British forces strangle the German Army until November 11, 1918. Then they spent four months in Belgium before the Brigade was returned to Camp Lewis for demobilization on April 30, 1919.
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Why did US soldiers have spades on their helmets during WW2?
the shapes on the sides of helmets were used to identify a soldiers regiment the spade was (506th parachute infantry regiment)
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