23119 - U.S Infantry Doughboy Resting on Rifle, 1918 First Legion - US Airborne As a Wing Leader Johnson

As a Wing Leader Johnson was entitled to personal code letters and his aircraft were always marked JE-J

BBA063 Advancing BAR Gunner

2 x Legionnaires advancing with their shields on the left and their swords in their right hands

These were a few of the factors that helped swell the number of Napoleon’s troops until they became an army

By the late 18th century polearms such as the sergeant’s halberd and the officer’s spontoons were only a symbol of rank and were quickly falling out of favor for service in North America

23119 - U.S Infantry Doughboy Resting on Rifle, 1918 First Legion - US Airborne As a Wing Leader JohnsonThough there are many origin stories for the World War One soldiers nickname of Doughboy there is one with strong historic support. Likely, the name attached early to the Americans from U. S. military operations on the Mexican border in 1916 when Pershings Expeditionary Force traveled south of the border to fight rebel Pancho Villa. Observers noticed U. S. infantry forces were constantly covered with chalky dust from marching through the dry terrain