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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This paper would not be possible without the assistance, advice, and support of

many people. I would like to thank first my MMAS Committee Chairman, Dr. Richard

Faulkner, for sharing your knowledge of researching, writing, and World War I. Next,

thanks to both Mrs. Joyce DiMarco and Mr. Bud Meador for serving on my committee

and providing your valuable insight and experience both in the classroom over the past

year as well as in this paper. Collectively, this committee provided both encouragement

and suggestions that greatly contributed to my learning process and the outcome of this

research. I would also like to thank Dr. Tony Mullis for his editing and style suggestions

during the initial review process. This entire faculty of the Command and General Staff

College volunteered extra time to help me write this paper. Additionally, thanks to the

staffs of the CARL Library at Fort Leavenworth and the Donovan Library on Fort

Benning as well as the staff at the World War I Museum in Kansas City for your research

expertise and assistance.

Additionally, I would like to thank my wife Nichole, and three children; Tyler,

Marcus, and Harley, for their constant support and understanding throughout this process.

I appreciate them also taking the time to read the paper and offer their advice.

Finally, this thesis is dedicated to PVT Loran Woodcock, a Great Uncle, who died

in the Meuse Argonne on 29 September 1918. As a member of the 364th Infantry, my

family never knew what actually happened to him. This research provided some answers

and along the way showed what a difficult environment that all of these Soldiers had to

endure in this “Great War.”

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