Williammitchell1895

World War 1 Veteran

  • William became a soldier

    William became a soldier
    William ceased his studies in college to enlist as a private soldier.It was during the spanish-american war when he decided. His father influenced him to become a soldier [Picture](theworldsmilitaryhistory.wikia.com-)Mitchell
  • America Becomes Neutral

    America Becomes Neutral
    President Woodrow Wilson announces that we remain neutral. Most Americans agree with this decision. Details[Picture](en.wikipedia.org-)
  • Battle of Ypres Begins

    Battle of Ypres Begins
    Battle of Ypres Begins. The French had an allied attack from the Germans. pictureFirst Battle
  • Christmas Truce Begins

    Christmas Truce Begins
    Christmas Truce begins. On and around Christmas day, Troops would sing christmas carols with each other in order to celebrate. articlehistory
  • 2nd battle of Ypres

    2nd battle of Ypres
    2nd battle of Ypres Begins, Germans shocked allies by firing over 150 tons of chlorine gas in Belgium first world war
  • Battle Of Jutland

    Battle Of Jutland
    Battle of Jutlands begins, involved 100,000 men and 250 ships. It was a battle of Denmarks north sea Learning sitehistory
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun
    Battle of Verdun Begins, longest single battle of WW1, the casualties in this war are part of the reason why the Battle of Somme begun learning site
  • Appointed Head of Armies

    Appointed Head of Armies
    William Appointed to head of armies aviation selection from Feb.-Dec. Facts
  • Battle of Somme

    Battle of Somme
    Battle of Somme begins, a large battle. from July- November. British had more than 57,000 casualties bbchistory
  • Posted to Western Font

    Posted to Western Font
    He was posted to Western Front from U.S. Entry
  • U.S. Declares war

    U.S. Declares war
    Declares WarAmerica declares war on Germany, April 2nd Wilson declared war in order to “make the world safe for democracy.” two days later Congress granted his request
  • 3rd Battle of Ypres

    3rd Battle of Ypres
    3rd battle of Ypres begins, lasted more than 3 months. The assault happened in Flanders, Belgium 3rd battle
  • Lead an Aircraft

    Lead an Aircraft
    lead a 1,500 allied aircraft during St. Mihiel offensive
  • Assistant Air Cheif

    Assistant Air Cheif
  • Resigned From Army

    Resigned From Army
  • End of WW1

    End of WW1
    The treaty of Versailles ends WW1, 15 parts and 440 articles reassigned German boundaries and assigned liability for reparations Versailles