American Expeditionary Forces Definition & Meaning

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American Expeditionary Forces American

plural noun

1. troops sent to Europe by the U.S. Army during World War I. A.E.F., AEF

American Expeditionary Forces British

plural noun

1. the troops sent to Europe by the US during World War I

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Which U.S. general, nicknamed “Black Jack,” served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during World War I?

From Slate

I had a great-uncle who fought with the American Expeditionary Forces in France in World War I, serving in an ambulance unit that tended the wounded on the Western Front.

From Washington Post

“Pershing” is General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing, who pursued Pancho Villa’s forces along the U.S.-Mexico border a few years before going on to the “big show,” World War I. He led the American Expeditionary Forces on Europe’s Western Front in 1917 and 1918.

From Los Angeles Times

The only original nod to the war in the park, a statute of Gen. John J. Pershing, who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, will remain at the edge of the space.

From New York Times

The memorial, unveiled Friday, features a statue of Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during the war; exhibits about the role of the U.S. in World War I; engraved quotes and references to the theaters, campaigns and battles Americans forces participated in; and the Peace Fountain, which is featured behind an excerpt from the poem “The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak” by Archibald MacLeish, according to the National Park Service.

From Washington Times

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