The First World War is an often-overlooked conflict in American history. The United States served a limited role in the conflict but nevertheless strove to fight on equal terms with its European counterparts. The American Expeditionary Forces would serve as America’s fighting force until the War’s conclusion in November 1918. During that time, it would partake in the fighting in Alsace-Lorraine, Saint-Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne. Roughly 320,000 Americans would be killed, wounded, go missing, or become a POW. Despite all this, many Americans would come to earn some of the most highest military distinctions possible, both domestic and foreign for their many acts of heroism, bravery, and courage.