21 OCT--This Day in US Military History

2015-10-21T08:26:45-04:00

21 OCT--This Day in US Military History

1917 – Members of the First Division of the U.S. Army training in Luneville, France, became the first Americans to see action on the front lines of World War I.

The first U.S. troops entered the front lines at Sommervillier under French command. During the night, a battalion from each regiment and designated batteries of the division moved in beside corresponding units of the 18th French Division and began training in caring for themselves in the trenches, in patrolling, observation, and artillery procedures. The battalions and batteries were rotated at ten-day intervals until all had been at the front.

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October 21

21 October 1774 – First display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts in defiance of British rule in Colonial America. The Sons of Liberty were in the habit...

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2015 8:27 AM

2015-10-21T08:27:54-04:00

Great read, thanks for posting

Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 21 at 2015 8:37 AM

2015-10-21T08:37:12-04:00

Thanks for sharing. I'm glad to see this website lists everything, good and bad, that happened in US military history. Particularly the injustices our government took against the Native Americans:

"1837 – Under a flag of truce during peace talks, U.S. troops sieged the Indian Seminole Chief Osceola in Florida. Osceola, who was sick with malaria, knew the Indians could fight no more. He went to the General’s fort at St. Augustine with a white flag. When Osceola went to General Jesup the General had his men surround Osceola. They threw the white flag to the ground and put chains on his hands and feet. The Seminoles were so angry with Osceola’s capture that they continued to fight for the next five years."

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Oct 21 at 2015 9:01 AM

2015-10-21T09:01:23-04:00

Thanks for sharing!

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 21 at 2015 9:10 AM

2015-10-21T09:10:41-04:00

On the morning of 23 October, the first American shell of the war was fired toward German lines by a First Division artillery unit. Two days later, the 2nd Battalion of the 16th Infantry suffered the first American casualties of the war.