June 26 in American History
The first units of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France to fight in World War I. "Lafayette, we are here," one officer declared at the tomb of the French hero of the American Revolution — a nod to the debt being repaid. Within a year, over a million fresh American soldiers would help break the long stalemate.
In 1917: the first American troops land in France. The first units of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France to fight in World War I.
The first units of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France to fight in World War I. "Lafayette, we are here," one officer declared at the tomb of the French hero of the American Revolution — a nod to the debt being repaid. Within a year, over a million fresh American soldiers would help break the long stalemate.
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