The Doughboy Foundation’s mission is to keep the story of "the War that Changed the World" in the minds of all Americans, so that the 4.7 million who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWI will never again be relegated to the mists of obscurity.
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The Doughboy Foundation’s mission is to keep the story of "the War that Changed the World" in the minds of all Americans, so that the 4.7 million who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWI will never again be relegated to the mists of obscurity.
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Submitted by: Cathleen Shields Berger {granddaughter}
Hugh Patrick Shields was born around August 15, 1893. Hugh Shields served in World War 1 with the United States Army. The enlistment was in 1917 and the service was completed in 1918.
Served in the Argonne and Belleau Wood. Survived mustard gas. Returned home to raise a family on Shields Street in Philly.
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