DOUGHBOY

Doughboy

Doughboy is an informal term for a member of the United States Army or Marine Corps, especially members of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. They were widely memorialized through the mass production of a sculpture, the Spirit of the American Doughboy. The term dates back to the Mexican–American War of 1846–48.

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doughboy

Noun

  1. An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.


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