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  1. Doughboy - Wikipedia

    The average age of a "doughboy" in World War I was less than 25 years old. Fifty-seven percent of infantrymen were under the age of 25, with some enlisting as young as seventeen.

  2. Doughboy | WWI, US Army, Infantry | Britannica

    doughboy, nickname popularly given to United States soldiers during World War I. The term was first used during the American Civil War when it was applied to the brass buttons on uniforms and thence …

  3. Above Ground Swimming Pool Manufacturer | Doughboy Pools

    Doughboy is the only above ground pool manufacturer in the world to produce everything it sells in-house. By closely monitoring each phase of the production process, from raw materials to the …

  4. Why Were American Soldiers in WWI Called Doughboys? - HISTORY

    Mar 2, 2016 · It’s unknown exactly how U.S. service members in World War I (1914-18) came to be dubbed doughboys—the term most typically was used to refer to troops deployed to Europe as part …

  5. What Was a Doughboy? - Doughboy Foundation

    May 3, 2022 · During World War I, the term was universally adopted as the nickname for all American troops who went overseas to fight. The slang term “doughboy” was used to refer to American infantry …

  6. Doughboys - National WWI Museum and Memorial

    Indelibly tied to Americans, “Doughboys” became the most enduring nickname for the troops of General John Pershing’s American Expeditionary Forces, who traversed the Atlantic to join war weary Allied …

  7. Where did the term 'Doughboy' come from? - We Are The Mighty

    Nov 16, 2023 · In fact, the word Doughboy has been around since at least 1846 – more than a century before the Pillsbury version was ever introduced. Doughboys was a common nickname for infantry …

  8. DOUGHBOY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    doughboy noun dough· boy ˈdō-ˌbȯi Synonyms of doughboy : an American infantryman especially in World War I

  9. The Doughboys - World War I Centennial site

    Apr 16, 2021 · Historical accounts show that U.S. infantry (foot) soldiers had been called “Doughboys” as early as the Mexican-American War (1846-48). During World War I, the term was universally …

  10. doughboy — Wordorigins.org

    Nov 20, 2023 · Doughboy is a slang word for an American soldier, particularly an infantryman, that is most often associated with the First World War, but the term is almost a hundred years older than …