World War I    (American involvement 1917 - 1919)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

“This is a war to end all wars.”  -Woodrow Wilson, 1917

"Retreat Hell! We've just got here!"  -Attributed to several World War I Marine Corps officers, Belleau Wood, June 1918

"Your Marines having been under my command for nearly six months, I feel that I can give you a discriminating report as to their excellent standing with their brothers of the army and their general good conduct."  -General John J. Pershing, USA, in a letter to Major General Commandant George Barnett, USMC, 10 November 1917

"Come on, you sons of bitches-do you want to live forever?" -Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Daly, USMC

The Fat Electrician's

The Most Gangster Marine Of All Time - Dan Daly

https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/daniel-j-daly

DETAILS

• RANK: PRIVATE (HIGHEST RANK: SERGEANT MAJOR)
• CONFLICT/ERA: CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION (BOXER REBELLION)
• UNIT/COMMAND:
  CAPT. NEWT H. HALL'S MARINE DETACHMENT, 1ST REGIMENT (MARINES),
  U.S.S. NEWARK
• MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. MARINE CORPS
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: AUGUST 14, 1900
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE: PEKING, CHINA

 

CITATION

First Award: In the presence of the enemy during the battle of Peking, China, 14 August 1900, Daly distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.

https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/daniel-j-daly-1

• RANK:GUNNERY SERGEANT (HIGHEST RANK: SERGEANT MAJOR)
• CONFLICT/ERA:HAITIAN CAMPAIGN 1915
• UNIT/COMMAND:
  15TH COMPANY (MOUNTED), 2ND REGIMENT, 1ST BRIGADE,
  2D REGIMENT
• MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH:U.S. MARINE CORPS
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE:OCTOBER 24, 1915
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE:FORT LIBERTE, HAITI

 

CITATION

Second Award: Serving with the 15th Company of Marines on 22 October 1915, GSgt. Daly was one of the company to leave Fort Liberte, Haiti, for a six-day reconnaissance. After dark on the evening of 24 October, while crossing the river in a deep ravine, the detachment was suddenly fired upon from three sides by about 400 Cacos concealed in bushes about 100 yards from the fort. The marine detachment fought its way forward to a good position, which it maintained during the night, although subjected to a continuous fire from the Cacos. At daybreak the marines, in three squads, advanced in three different directions, surprising and scattering the Cacos in all directions. GSgt. Daly fought with exceptional gallantry against heavy odds throughout this action.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Daly

Distinguished Service Cross

• Awarded for actions during theWorld War I
• General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 101 (1918)
• Action Date: June 5, 7, & 10, 1918
• Service:Marine Corps
• Rank:First Sergeant
• Company: 73d Company
• Regiment:6th Regiment (Marines)
• Division:2d Division,American Expeditionary Forces

Citation:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Sergeant Daniel Joseph Daly (MCSN: 73086), United States Marine Corps, for repeated deeds of heroism and great service while serving with the Seventy-Third Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., on 5 June and 7, 1918 at Lucy-le-Bocage, and on 10 June 1918 in the attack on Bouresches, France. On June 5th, at the risk of his life, First Sergeant Daly extinguished a fire in an ammunition dump at Lucy-le-Bocage. On 7 June 1918, while his position was under violent bombardment, he visited all the gun crews of his company, then posted over a wide portion of the front, to cheer his men. On 10 June 1918, he attacked an enemy machine-gun emplacement unassisted and captured it by use of hand grenades and his automatic pistol. On the same day, during the German attack on Bouresches, he brought in wounded under fire.

modern song on Dan Daly and the origin of how the Marine's earned the nickname of Devil Dogs

SABATON - Devil Dogs (Official Lyric Video)

World War I

Over There

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_There

https://genius.com/George-m-cohan-over-there-lyrics

Johnnie, get your gun
Get your gun, get your gun
Take it on the run
On the run, on the run
Hear them calling, you and me
Every son of liberty
Hurry right away
No delay, go today
Make your daddy glad
To have had such a lad
Tell your sweetheart not to pine
To be proud her boy's in line

Over there, over there
Send the word, send the word over there -
That the Yanks are coming
The Yanks are coming
The drums rum-tumming
Everywhere
So prepare, say a prayer
Send the word, send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over
And we won't come back till it's over
Over there

Johnnie, get your gun
Get your gun, get your gun
Johnnie show the Hun
Who's a son of a gun
Hoist the flag and let her fly
Yankee Doodle do or die
Pack your little kit
Show your grit, do your bit
Yankee to the ranks
From the towns and the tanks
Make your mother proud of you
And the old Red, White and Blue

Over there, over there
Send the word, send the word over there -
That the Yanks are coming
The Yanks are coming
The drums rum-tumming
Everywhere
So prepare, say a prayer
Send the word, send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over
And we won't come back till it's over
Over there

In October 1918, Private First Class (Acting Corporal) York was one of a group of seventeen soldiers assigned to infiltrate German lines and silence a machine gun position. After the American patrol had captured a large group of enemy soldiers, German small arms fire killed six Americans and wounded three. Several of the Americans returned fire while others guarded the prisoners. York and the other Americans attacked the machine gun position, killing several German soldiers.[3] The German officer responsible for the machine gun position had emptied his pistol while firing at York but failed to hit him. This officer then offered to surrender and York accepted. York and his men marched back to their unit's command post with more than 130 prisoners. York was later promoted to sergeant and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. An investigation resulted in the upgrading of the award to the Medal of Honor. York's feat made him a national hero and international celebrity among allied nations.

• RANK:CORPORAL (HIGHEST RANK: SERGEANT)
• CONFLICT/ERA:WORLD WAR I
• UNIT/COMMAND:
  COMPANY G, 2D BATTALION,
  328TH INFANTRY 82D DIVISION
• MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH:U.S. ARMY
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE:OCTOBER 8, 1918
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE:NEAR CHATEL-CHEHERY, FRANCE

 

CITATION

After his platoon had suffered heavy casualties and three other noncommissioned officers had become casualties, Cpl. York assumed command. Fearlessly leading seven men, he charged with great daring a machine-gun nest which was pouring deadly and incessant fire upon his platoon. In his heroic feat the machine-gun nest was taken, together with four officers and 128 men and several guns.

"The Caisson Song" - American Field Artillery March  (1917)

This song would later be adopted to the entire Army as the Army goes Rolling Along Lyrics in 1956.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Field_Artillery_March

http://www.iafnc.org/Music_Files/US_Branch_And_Service_Music/Field_Artillery_March.html

Over hill, over dale 

We have hit the dusty trail, 

And the Caissons go rolling along. 

In and out, hear them shout, 

Counter march and right about, 

And the Caissons go rolling along. 

For it's hi! hi! hee! 

In the field artillery, 

Shout out your numbers loud and strong, 

And where e'er you go, 

You will always know 

That the Caissons go rolling along. 

In the storm, in the night, 

Action left or action right 

See those Caissons go rolling along 

Limber front, limber rear, 

Prepare to mount your cannoneer 

And those Caissons go rolling along. 

For it's hi! hi! hee!  In the field artillery, 

Shout out your numbers loud and strong, 

And where e'er you go, You will always know 

That the Caissons go rolling along.  

Was it high, was it low, 

Where the hell did that one go? 

As those Caissons go rolling along 

Now we won't get home tonight 

And those Caissons go rolling along. 

For it's hi! hi! hee!  In the field artillery, 

Shout out your numbers loud and strong, 

And where e'er you go, 

You will always know 

That the Caissons go rolling along. 

It's a Long Way to Tipperary WW1 American Version

This one is an Irish song we adopted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Long_Way_to_Tipperary

NELSON MILES HOLDERMAN

https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/nelson-m-holderman

DETAILS

• RANK:CAPTAIN (HIGHEST RANK: COLONEL)
• CONFLICT/ERA:WORLD WAR I
• UNIT/COMMAND:
  307TH INFANTRY,
  77TH DIVISION
• MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH:U.S. ARMY
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE:OCTOBER 2 - 8, 1918
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE:NORTHEAST OF BINARVILLE, IN THE ARGONNE FOREST, FRANCE

 

CITATION

Capt. Holderman commanded a company of a battalion which was cut off and surrounded by the enemy. He was wounded on 4, 5, and 7 October, but throughout the entire period, suffering great pain and subjected to fire of every character, he continued personally to lead and encourage the officers and men under his command with unflinching courage and with distinguished success. On 6 October, in a wounded condition, he rushed through enemy machine-gun and shell fire and carried two wounded men to a place of safety.

ColonelNelson Miles Holderman (November 10, 1885 – September 3, 1953) was a United States Armyofficer, most notable for commanding a rifle company of the Lost Battalion during World War I for which he received the Medal of Honor. He was considered by many to be one of the most decorated American soldiers of the war.^[1]

I'll Make a Man of You

British recruitment song from that era

Keep the Home Fires Burning (1917)

British recruitment song from that era

Trench Blues

https://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=8359.0

I went a sailin', cross the deep blue sea
Lord I was worryin' with those submarines
Worryin' with those submarines
Hey, hey hey hey

My home in the trenches, livin' in a big dugout
Lord my home in the trenches livin' in a big dugout
Home in the trenches livin' in a big dugout
Hey, hey hey hey

We went a hikin', to the firin' line
Lord I was standin' hearin' mens a cryin'
Standin' hearin' mens a cryin'
Hey, hey hey hey

We went a hikin', to old [Montsac ?] Hill
Lord forty thousand soldiers called out to drill
Forty thousand soldiers called out to drill
Hey, hey hey hey

I went to Belgium, blowed my bugle horn
Lord, time I blowed, motherless Germans is gone
Time I blowed, motherless Germans is gone
Hey, hey hey hey

We went to Berlin, went with all our will
Lord if the whites don't get him the niggers certainly will
White 'uns don't get him the niggers certainly will
Hey, hey hey hey

Last old word, heard old Kaiser say
Lord he was callin' those Germans long way long away
Callin' those Germans long way long away
Hey, hey hey hey

Here she come, with her hair let down
Lord here she come with her hair let down
Here she come with her hair let down
Hey, hey hey hey

The Belgian women: "No, I no comprend"
Lord women in France hollerin' "No comprend"
Women in France hollerin' "No comprend"
Hey, hey hey hey

Rainin' here, stormin' on the sea
Lord rainin' here stormin' on the sea
Rainin' here stormin' on the sea
Hey, hey hey hey

Whistle's blowin', big bell sadly tones
Lord many a soldier, Lord, is dead and gone
Many a soldier, Lord, is dead and gone
Hey, hey hey hey

Called him in the mornin', chased him in the night
Lord hit 'im in the head, make him treat the Americans right
Hit 'im in the head make him treat the Americans right
Hey, hey hey hey 

https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/harlem-hellfighters-most-storied-african-american-combat-unit-world-war-i

Simple History's

Harlem Hellfighters (World War I)

PVT Henry Johnson Medal Honor Winner

https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/henry-johnson

• ALSO KNOWN AS:JOHNSON, WILLIAM HENRY
• RANK:PRIVATE
• CONFLICT/ERA:WORLD WAR I
• UNIT/COMMAND:
  COMPANY C, 369TH INFANTRY REGIMENT,
  93D INFANTRY DIVISION, AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
• MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH:U.S. ARMY
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE:MAY 15, 1918
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE:NW ST. MENEHOUL, ARGONNE FOREST, FRANCE

 

CITATION

Private Henry Johnson distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a member of Company C, 369th Infantry Regiment, 93d Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces on May 15, 1918, during combat operations against the enemy on the front lines of the Western Front in France. In the early morning hours, Private Johnson and another soldier were on sentry duty at a forward outpost when they received a surprise attack from a German raiding party consisting of at least 12 soldiers. While under intense enemy fire and despite receiving significant wounds, Private Johnson mounted a brave retaliation, resulting in several enemy casualties. When his fellow soldier was badly wounded and being carried away by the enemy, Private Johnson exposed himself to grave danger by advancing from his position to engage the two enemy captors in hand-to-hand combat. Wielding only a knife and gravely wounded himself, Private Johnson continued fighting, defeating the two captors and rescuing the wounded soldier. Displaying great courage, he continued to hold back the larger enemy force until the defeated enemy retreated leaving behind a large cache of weapons and equipment and providing valuable intelligence. Without Private Johnson's quick actions and continued fighting, even in the face of almost certain death, the enemy might have succeeded in capturing prisoners and the outpost, without abandoning valuable intelligence. Private Johnson's extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Company C, 369th Infantry Regiment, 93d Infantry Division and the United States Army.

modern song on the Hellfighters

SABATON - Hellfighters (Official Lyric Video)

Tell That To The Marines [1918]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_That_to_the_Marines

Do you remember Kaiser Bill about a year ago?
We told your old friend Bernstorff that he better pack and go
You laughed and said, "America possessed no fighting stuff"
Until our fighting Yankee boys walked in and called your bluff

That Monte Cristo idea will not do
If you think that the world belongs to you
Tell that to the marines

Those deviling hounds who know what fighting means

You are going to lick the world, you said you will
If you mean Uncle Sam, now listen Kaiser Bill
Tell that to the marines

The first to fight on all the fighting scenes
If you think you'll sink our new boat with your damned old U-boat
Tell that to the marines

 

That line of Hindenburg's would never break, you made a vow
It must be made of rubber, Bill
The way it's bending now
Those krupp works that you bragged about
You rave of them no more
We'll change them to the bankrupt works when we end the war

So Kaiser Bill at warfare, we are new
If you think now the Yankee drive is through
Tell that to the marines

Those deviling hounds who know what fighting means

We are going to have six million men in line
Kaiser Bill, if you don't think they will cross the rhine
Tell that to the marines

The first to fight on all the fighting scenes
If you think the yanks won't whirl-in
Right straight into Berlin
Tell that to the marines

DETAILS

• RANK: GUNNERY SERGEANT
• CONFLICT/ERA: WORLD WAR I
• UNIT/COMMAND:
  96TH COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 6TH REGIMENT, 4TH BRIGADE,
  2D DIVISION
• MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. MARINE CORPS
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: JUNE 13 - 14, 1918
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE: BOIS-DE-BELLEAU

 

CITATION

During an intense enemy bombardment with high-explosive and gas shells which wounded or killed many members of the company, GSgt. Stockham, upon noticing that the gas mask of a wounded comrade was shot away, without hesitation, removed his own gas mask and insisted upon giving it to the wounded man, well knowing that the effects of the gas would be fatal to himself. He continued with undaunted courage and valor to direct and assist in the evacuation of the wounded, until he himself collapsed from the effects of gas, dying as a result thereof a few days later. His courageous conduct undoubtedly saved the lives of many of his wounded comrades, and his conspicuous gallantry and spirit of self-sacrifice were a source of great inspiration to all who served with him.

The Rose Of No Man's Land   (1916 - 1918)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_of_No_Man%27s_Land

https://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/theroseofnomansland.html

THE ROSE OF NO MAN'S LAND
(Jack Caddigan / James A. Brennan)

William Thomas - 1916
Henry Burr - 1918
Charles Hart - 1919
Hugh Donovan (a.k.a. Charles Harrison) - 1919

I've seen some beautiful flowers
Grow in life's garden fair
I've spent some wonderful hours
Lost in their fragrance rare
But I have found another
Wondrous beyond compare....

There's a rose that grows in no-man's land
And it's wonderful to see
Though its sprayed with tears, it will live for years
In my garden of memory

It's the one red rose the soldier knows
It's the work of the Master's hand
'Neath the War's great curse stands a Red Cross nurse
She's the rose of no-man's land

Out in the heavenly splendour
Down to the trail of woe
God in his mercy has sent her
Fearing the World below
We call her Rose of Heaven
We've longed to love her so....

There's a rose that grows in no-man's land
And it's wonderful to see
Though its sprayed with tears, it will live for years
In my garden of memory

It's the one red rose the soldier knows
It's the work of the Master's hand
'Neath the War's great curse stands a Red Cross nurse
She's the rose of no-man's land

JOEL THOMPSON BOONE

https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/joel-t-boone

DETAILS

• RANK: LIEUTENANT COMMANDER (HIGHEST RANK: VICE ADMIRAL)
• CONFLICT/ERA: WORLD WAR I
• UNIT/COMMAND:
  6TH REGIMENT,
  U.S. MARINES
• MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. NAVY
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: JULY 19, 1918
• MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE: VICINITY OF VIERZY, FRANCE

 

CITATION

For extraordinary heroism, conspicuous gallantry, and intrepidity while serving with the 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy. With absolute disregard for personal safety, ever conscious and mindful of the suffering fallen, Surg. Boone, leaving the shelter of a ravine, went forward onto the open field where there was no protection and despite the extreme enemy fire of all calibers, through a heavy mist of gas, applied dressings and first aid to wounded marines. This occurred southeast of Vierzy, near the cemetery, and on the road south from the town. When the dressings and supplies had been exhausted, he went through a heavy barrage of large-caliber shells, both high-explosive and gas, to replenish these supplies, returning quickly with a sidecar load, and administered them in saving the lives of the wounded. A second trip, under the same conditions and for the same purpose, was made by Surg. Boone later that day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Thompson_Boone

Joel Thompson Boone (August 29, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.[1]

In addition to the Medal of Honor, Boone received the Army's Distinguished Service Cross and was awarded the Silver Star six times. These awards made Boone the most highly decorated medical officer in the history of the United States armed services.

The Wayfaring Stranger   (1917 version)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wayfaring_Stranger_(song)

https://genius.com/Jos-slovick-i-am-a-poor-wayfaring-stranger-from-1917-lyrics

[Verse 1]
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
I'm travellin' through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go

[Chorus 1]
I'm going there to see my Father
I'm going there, no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

[Verse 2]
I know dark clouds will gather 'round me
I know my way is rough and steep
But golden fields lie just before me
Where God's redeemed shall ever sleep

[Chorus 2]
I'm going home to see my mother
And all my loved ones who've gone on
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

[Verse 3]
I am a poor wayfarin' stranger
I'm travellin' through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go

[Chorus 1]
I'm going there to see my Father
I'm going there, no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

https://www.abmc.gov/Meuse-Argonne#:~:text=Within%20the%20Meuse%2DArgonne%20American,Offensive%20of%20World%20War%20I.

Within the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France, which covers 130.5 acres, rest the largest number of our military dead in Europe, a total of 14,246. Most of those buried here lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I. The immense array of headstones rises in long regular rows upward beyond a wide central pool to the chapel that crowns the ridge. A beautiful bronze screen separates the chapel foyer from the interior, which is decorated with stained-glass windows portraying American unit insignia; behind the altar are flags of the principal Allied nations.

On either side of the chapel are memorial loggias. One panel of the west loggia contains a map of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Inscribed on the remaining panels of both loggias are Tablets of the Missing with 954 names, including those from the U.S. expedition to northern Russia in 1918-1919. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.

A renovated, 1,600-square-foot center visitor center reopened in November 2016. Through interpretive exhibits that incorporate personal stories, photographs, films, and interactive displays, visitors will gain a better understanding of the critical importance of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive as it fits into the Great War.