Category Archive: US Army History

Family Military Records

Military RecordsFamily Military Records Like the rest of us, you probably have an ancestor who was in the military and finding family military records will help to complete a family tree. As it is generally the case that veterans seldom like to talk much about the war they were in, and their role in it, …

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The Irish American Soldiers

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Military RecordsThe Irish American Soldiers Who Defected It is a quite well known fact that at the beginning of the Mexican War, John Riley, a career military sergeant, deserted with a number of Irish-American soldiers to Mexico – and ended up forming an artillery battalion in the Mexican Army known as the San Patricios! The …

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History Of The Jeep

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Military RecordsHistory Of The Jeep The history of the ‘jeep’ goes back 75 years and the time before WW2. It was after World War I that the US Army decided that they needed a vehicle that could go anywhere and drive any terrain. the US Army’s requirements were not formalized until July 11, 1940, when …

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The Real Cold War and Other US Army Facts

Military RecordsThe Real Cold War Most Americans have no idea that the United States and Russia did openly engage each other in war once. In 1918, about 11,000 American soldiers and Marines were sent to Russia to support what remained of the Czarist Russian army, where (in future irony) they joined Japanese troops fighting in …

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Army Interview Questions And Answers

Military RecordsArmy Interview Questions And Answers Article by Richard McMunn During this article we will take a look at a number of Army interview questions and also tips that will help you to pass the Army selection process. To begin with let us take a look at a sample Army interview question: Q. How do …

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