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Info about Arthur James Thomas
He was in world war and he served from 1914-1918. His branch of service is the navy he served in yorktown, virginia; Hampton roads virginia; Tangier sound, maryland; Bantry Bay, Ireland; Scotland; England; Brest France -
Quarterdeck of USS Nevada
This picture is a USA navy ship. It looks like it is at sea in the picture . -
Playing soccer in war?
This picture is about the German and British play soccer because it was christmas. there a soldiers standing watching the match and they look like they are having fun time. -
Christmas in WW1
On december 7,1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of war for celebration of christmas. the warring countries refused to create any official cease-fire,but on christmas the soldiers in the trenches declared their own unofficial truce. -
Fallen soldiers
Some soldiers used this short-lived ceasefire for more somber task: the retrieval of the bodies fellow combatants who had fallen within the no-man's land between -
Song of war
Starting on christmas eve, many German and British troops sang christmas carols to each other across the lines and at certain points the allied soldiers even heard brass bands joining the germans in their joyous singing. -
Christmas truce of 1914
The soldiers started singing "Silent Night" then one solider from Britain got up from his side into no-man's land and both side shook hands and they also played a game of soccer and then they retreated back to war. -
First Tanks
The British employ the first tanks ever used in battle at delville wood. although they are useful at breaking through barbed wire and cleaning a path for the infantry tanks are still primitive and they fail to be the defensive weapon as their designers thought they would be. -
Stat of war
The american press published new of the telegram on march 1. on april 6 1917 the united states congress declared war on germany and its allies. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the german foreign office. -
World War 1 begins
Germany invades belgium, beginning world war 1 -
Battle of Belleau wood
The battle of Belleau Wood begins as the U.S. marine crops attacks the Germans across an open field of wheat suffering huge casualties -
War service Certificate
This is a photo of his war service certificate. He got it June 9,1919 -
Diary of A.J. Thomas
We took on 14 inch ammunition. we sent a landing force to recreation grounds for drill i went with this landing forces which consisted of three capacities of blue-jackets and one company of marines. Companies from all the ships of the six division were sent as none. the chiefs of the Oklahoma. this race was for two miles and our crew won by about three quarters of a mile.
