American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Forces were U.S. military forces sent to Europe in 1917 under General John J. Pershing. They fought mainly in France in 1918, conducting independent offe…
Battle of Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862) Battle of Malvern Hill Final engagement of the Seven Days Battles near Richmond on July 1, 1862. Union artillery repulsed repeated Confederate attacks, shaping the end of the Peninsula Campaign.
Battle of Shiloh (April 6–7, 1862): Overview and Significance Battle of Shiloh Two-day April 1862 Civil War battle in southwestern Tennessee; a surprise Confederate attack resulted in heavy casualties before Union reinforcements reversed the fighting.
Battle of South Mountain (Maryland, 1862) — Crampton's, Turner's and Fox's Gaps Battle of South Mountain Account of the September 14, 1862 Battle of South Mountain (Crampton’s, Turner’s and Fox’s Gaps), where Union and Confederate forces fought for control of vital mountain passes dur…
Bennie G. Adkins United States Army sergeant first class and Medal of Honor recipient for extraordinary valor during a 38-hour engagement in the A Shau Valley, Vietnam (1934–2020).
Charles Robert Jenkins U.S. Army sergeant who deserted to North Korea in 1965, lived there for nearly four decades, later returned to Japan and was court-martialed in the United States before living his…
