19 Sep 1918
  • The German government issued a diplomatic protest against the American use of shotguns against German soldiers in the trenches, noting that they caused "unnecessary suffering". ww2dbase [Winchester Model 1897 | CPC]
United States Photo(s) dated 19 Sep 1918
US Army Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur sitting in a chair in St. Benoit Chateau, France, 19 Sep 1918Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, 19 Sep 1918. Note the World War I style Dazzle paint scheme in the British style.

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