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:::There were 117,000 killed, and 207,000 wounded. The first time Americans participated on the front lines was in October of 1917, giving the AEF a total of a little over a year in the trenches. Additionally, the AEF didn't fight in many pitched battles against the German army that were comparable to Ypres, Verdun, or the Somme, due mostly to only arriving in large numbers near the end of the Micheal offensive. The battles the US troops fought in were almost (if not entirely) successes, they took more casualties than what would be expected when compared to nations that had been fighting since 1914-15. To their credit though, nobody could fault the US armies bravery in combat. Although, the allies casualty numbers for every nation are inflated by the Spanish influenza.--[[User:JasonN|JasonN]] 09:57, 6 January 2010 (EST)

:::There were 117,000 killed, and 207,000 wounded. The first time Americans participated on the front lines was in October of 1917, giving the AEF a total of a little over a year in the trenches. Additionally, the AEF didn't fight in many pitched battles against the German army that were comparable to Ypres, Verdun, or the Somme, due mostly to only arriving in large numbers near the end of the Micheal offensive. The battles the US troops fought in were almost (if not entirely) successes, they took more casualties than what would be expected when compared to nations that had been fighting since 1914-15. To their credit though, nobody could fault the US armies bravery in combat. Although, the allies casualty numbers for every nation are inflated by the Spanish influenza.--[[User:JasonN|JasonN]] 09:57, 6 January 2010 (EST)

:::less than half the deaths were in combat; most were flu. The Allies had rather higher rates. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 10:45, 6 January 2010 (EST)

:::less than half the deaths were in combat; most were flu. The Allies had rather higher rates. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 10:45, 6 January 2010 (EST)

::::I agree that the Spanish flu of 1918 killed something over half of the US troops that died overseas, but it still doesn't diminish the fact that that America lost over 50,000 killed in action post-Michael offensive. Their biggest engagements were in the second half of the second Marne, Saint-Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne offensive of which only the last of which was an attack upon a well entrenched and armed force, and that day being the bloodiest battle in American history. Lastly, to the commonwealth forces credit, they refrained from intentionally sending troops into battle during the days when the armistice of 1918 was being discussed, while French and American troops, seeking revenge and glory respectively, were still sending troops over the top.--[[User:JasonN|JasonN]] 09:49, 7 January 2010 (EST)

::::I agree that the Spanish flu of 1918 killed something over half of the US troops that died overseas, but it still doesn't diminish the fact that America lost over 50,000 killed in action post-Michael offensive with a relatively smaller section of the front to cover. Their biggest engagements were in the second half of the second Marne, Saint-Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne offensive of which only the last of which was an attack upon a well entrenched and armed force, and that being the bloodiest battle in American history. Lastly, to the commonwealth forces credit, they refrained from intentionally sending troops into battle during the days when the armistice of 1918 was being discussed, while French and American troops, seeking revenge and glory respectively, were still sending troops over the top.--[[User:JasonN|JasonN]] 09:49, 7 January 2010 (EST)