Ypres/Flanders was where many American troops got their first taste of WWI combat. The doughboys hated British chow (not to mention drinking tea instead of coffee).

We’re only a few years apart, and we’ve discovered that we, like our veteran forebears, have much in common, including a lifelong desire to preserve the memory of our doughboys.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Doughboy Foundation will sponsor the annual Bells of Peace Ceremony on Monday November 11, 2024, starting at 11:00 a.m. EST with prelude music by the ...

The Doughboy Foundation supports programs, projects and activities that educate the public about America's participation in World War I, Keeping Faith With The American Doughboy. More information ...

The Doughboy Foundation will sponsor the annual Bells of Peace Ceremony on Monday November 11, 2024, starting at 11:00 a.m. EST with prelude music by the American Expeditionary Forces Band Brass ...

The effort requires a lot of Bullard's hard hats. Edward W. Bullard, a veteran of World War I, invented the hard hat in 1919. It was inspired by the helmets worn by American doughboys. (Bullard) ...

As the sun sets on Friday, September 13, the World War I Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation are officially unveiling “A Soldier’s Journey,” a 25-ton bronze centerpiece for the World War ...

You’ll find a single listing of him on page 374 of “The 5th U.S. Division in the World War, 1917-1919.” Elsewhere in the book, the author describes how chaplains ignored danger, “constantly passing in ...

This WWI ‘Hello Girl’ has been denied a proper goodbye for decades Marie Edmee LeRoux, buried in an unmarked grave in Prince George’s County, will finally get a headstone.

C.D. Gresham. A: While your helmet is a World War I Doughboy style helmet, it is actually a child’s toy helmet made by Marx Toys of New York City. It dates to the 1940s.

The doughboy statue is a block away from the Main Street-Michigan Avenue intersection, but fixing the problem would involve re-routing Michigan Avenue to enter Main Street where the statue sits.