WWI Veterans: Who Are They? by Tammy Jones

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tjones466 — 2023-11-07 20:51:27 UTC

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Women

2023-11-08 00:51:25 UTC

Women's primary roles in WW1 were nurses, volunteered in places like salvation army and the red cross, provided food/clothing, took over manufacturing jobs typically taken by men, and telephone operators.
- nearly 40% of all married women became employed workers by 1918 because men were deployed for the war
- 12,000 women enlisted in the navy
- 1.5 million women joined the work force during WW1
- certain women received medals for their work during the way
- Womens football became popular
- the first women to enlist in the military was Loretta Walsh in 1917
Kamalei, Alyssa, Kirin

Drafted

2023-11-08 00:52:16 UTC

The drafts role was to fill the vacancies in the armed forces.
2.8 million men were drafted from the US to Europe, 24 million were registered to be drafted, 3.5 million evaded the draft
All men 18 to 45 years old had to register to serve, 2 million men volunteered, College student and men in specialized careers were exempted
Zoe, Charlie, Gemma

African Americans

2023-11-08 00:58:09 UTC

2.This section comprised of stevedore, labor, and engineers service battalions and companies.

African troops were called on during the war not only to fight on African soil.
but also to reinforce European armies on the Western and Middle
African-American soldiers provided much support overseas to the European Allies.
Micah Gomes
Anthony martinez

Immigrants

aguseva3020 — 2023-11-08 00:58:49 UTC

Their role:

Immigrants volunteered in the war to prove their loyalty and love for their new country. They were also encouraged to join to raise the overall patriotism in the country and expand the army.

Stats:

18% of WW1 soldiers were immigrants. Nearly 500,000 immigrant soldiers fought for the US in WW1. more than 300,000 foreign-born soldiers and veterans became U.S. citizens through their military service during WWI.

Facts:

Some immigrants volunteered in the war to gain US citizenship. Immigrants serving in WW1 for the US made people more accepting of it and made the term, "American" more inclusive. After WW1, immigration once more became more restricted due to the economic recession and fears of communism in the US.

Arina Guseva and Cody

Code Talkers

2023-11-08 01:00:25 UTC

The Code Talkers were Native American soldiers that used their native language to communicate over phone. They would make codes and secret messages that the enemy would not be able to decipher. They could give quick coded communication.

Statistics

1.) There was a total of 18 code talkers. There was 16 in 142D Infantry Regiment and 2 in the 143D Infantry Regiment.

2.) 100% of the code talkers were Native American.

3.) 0 died because they were never deployed in combat.

Facts

1.) 14 Native American Nations served as code talkers.

2.) They could decode messages in 20 seconds.

3.) They were very undocumented making it very hard to find information.

Treyson. Y, Aden. M

Asian Americans

2023-11-08 01:00:40 UTC

-Many Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Filipinos enlisted in the War mainly in the Navy.

Many of the spouses of these Soldiers also served in the Red cross to provide medicare and food for injured soldiers.

-Following the War, soldiers of Asian ancestry were recognized for their, contribution to the war effort and were allowed to become naturalize citizens.

-Nearly 2 million Asians were in the war.

Asian American women were working at red cross.

-Foreign recruits were organized into training units by language, led by multilingual officers. Resources were provided for traditional celebrations and religious services, and ethnic foods were served at mealtime.

-Immigrants received intensive classes in English, American history and civics.

-There were more than 5,700 Filipinos serving in the Navy by the end of the war. Thousands of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Filipinos served in the U.S. Army.

By Conner, Ezekiel, Kingston, Brody