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The Battle of Marne began in early September of 1914 during World War One near the Marne River in France. It had a major turning point when the French and the British forces stopped the German army's way to Paris. The victory ended Germany's hopes for a quick win and forced them to retreat. This led to the trench warfare on the Western Front. The battle really showed the strength and power of the Allied forces and "set the stage" for a long and brutal war of attrition.
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The First Battle of Ypres was fought between Allied forces, mainly Britain, France, and Belgium, against Germany. This battle was part of the “Race to the Sea,” where both sides tried to outsmart each other to gain control of northern France and Belgium. The battle was brutal and had very massive casualties on both sides. The Allies managed to hold the main city of Ypres. The First Battle of Ypres marked the end of mobile warfare on the Western Front and the beginning of deadly trench warfare.
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The Battle of Gallipoli was a failed Allied attempt to capture the Dardanelles Strait and open a sea route to Russia. British, French, Australian, and New Zealand forces faced significant resistance from the Ottoman Empire, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The bad conditions, poor planning, and a strong Ottoman defense caused casualties on both sides. The allies eventually fled the field, marking a major victory for the Ottomans.
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The Battle of Verdun became one of the longest and deadliest battles during World War I. The Germans attacked, hoping to “bleed France white” by causing massive casualties. French forces, led by General Philippe Petain. He defended the city with the famous motto, “They shall not pass.” In the end, France held Verdun, but both sides faced and suffered from enormous losses, with around 700,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or missing.
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The Battle of the Somme was fought between the British and French armies against the Germans on the Western Front in France. This war quickly turned into one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. The Battle of the Somme had over a million casualties. Even with months of treacherous fighting, the Allies only gained roughly six miles of ground. This battle is remembered for the number of people who have fallen and to show the reality of how brutal trench warfare is.
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This is when he finally serves for the “colors” and steps into his barracks, which he doesn't know this yet, but, he will be on top in no time because of his impressive medical skills.
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Within just a few months of being in the Army, he made it to be a medical doctor in the Army, which makes up to 58.34 dollars per hour, including his 14 dollar raise for 4 months of service after he was made sergeant.
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Everyone on that ship could barely walk straight because of how the ship was crashing against the waves, and everything was getting wet. Other members in the army that were on that ship complained but they couldn't do anything about it. The storm lasted roughly two whole days.
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This was the very first time for him being on a boat, let alone a military boat, so he had to get used to it pretty quickly. The conditions were tight and cramped.
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Around one in the moring the sirens on the boat went off to wake everybody up because a torpedo was about to hit their boat and sure enough it happened. It knocked him half out of his cot and everyone else in that ship.