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United States U.S. Army Air Forces: 8 Clement D. Gile United States U.S. Navy: 8 Denys Gillam United Kingdom Royal Air Force: 8 [10] Maxwell H. Glenn United States U.S. Army Air Forces: 8 possibly just 5 (+3 ground kills) Mathew M. Gordon United States U.S. Army Air Forces: 8 Leroy V. Grosshuesch United States U.S. Army Air Forces: 8 Fred E. Gutt
Name Country Service(s) Aerial victories Other aerial victories Notes George T. Burgard United States American Volunteer Group: 10.75 [1]: Frank Q. O'Conner United States U.S. Army Air Forces
United States U.S. Army Air Forces: 9.5 (+8 ground kills) William M. Banks United States U.S. Army Air Forces: 9.5 Leonard J. Check United States U.S. Navy: 9.5 Edward Coate Australia Royal Australian Air Force: 9.5 [1] Ernest C. Fiebelkorn United States U.S. Army Air Forces: 9.5 possibly just 9 (+2 ground kills) Aleksander Gabszewicz: Poland
The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis powers. The United States is generally considered to have entered the conflict with the 7 December 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan and exited it with the surrender of Japan in 2 September ...
American tactical victory, German strategic victory Germany American capture of Metz; hindered advance of U.S. Third Army; Battle of Aachen: October 2, 1944 October 21, 1944 Aachen, Germany: Siegfried Line campaign 5,000 [3] American victory Germany One of largest urban battles fought by the U.S. Army during the war
When the United States declared war in early April 1917, the United States Army was still small by European standards (most of which had conscription) and mobilization would take at least a year. Meanwhile, the United States continued to provide supplies and money to Britain and France, and initiated the first peacetime draft. [58]
Also Pancho Villa Expedition – an abortive military operation conducted by the United States Army against the military forces of Francisco "Pancho" Villa from 1916 to 1917 and included capture of Veracruz. On March 19, 1915, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, and with tacit consent by Venustiano Carranza.
The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution . [ 14 ] It is one of the six armed forces and one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States .