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What was the nickname for u.s. soldiers in world war i? answers?

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Doughboys

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The U.S. began to mobilize for war with over two million soldiers, who were nicknamed doughboys, eventually reaching Europe.

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The nickname for U.S. soldiers in WW1 was known as "doughboys".  There are many explanations for the nickname for the soldiers but the most common was that their uniforms would be coated with dust, so that they looked like they were made out of dough, or perhaps of adobe.
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