From the April 2017 VFW Magazine "World War I Combat Chronology 1917-1918" compiled by Richard C. Kolb.
During the course of the anniversary months of the U.S. involvement in World War I, I will begin each month with some events that took pl;ace that month 100 years ago.
I already wrote about the first two in earlier posts.
1917
APRIL 1-- First U.S serviceman to die in the war. Navy Armed Guard Chief Boatswain's Mate John Eopolucci perishes in a lifeboat after the steamer Aztec is torpedoed off France.
APRIL 6-- U.S. declares war on Germany.
APRIL 7-- First U.S. shot of WWI: A Marine aboard the USS Supply fires across the bow of a German motorboat from the Comoran in Apia Harbor, Guam.
APRIL 28-- First U.S. Navy KIAs: Five sailors of the Armed Guard are killed when the oil carrier Vacuum is sunk by a German sub off Scotland.
--Cooter
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