The AEF 2nd Division in WW1: A Discussion with Steven Girard

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Steven Girard, US Army veteran and veteran battlefield guide, comes back on the podcast to discuss the American Expeditionary Force’s 2nd Division during the First World War.

Note: The 2nd Division was organized at Bourmont, France.

Villages & towns of note:

Landres-et-St. Georges

Imécourt

Mouzon

Koblenz, Germany

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0:57.8	Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast. Returning to the podcast is
1:03.4	Steve Gerard, a U.S. Army veteran and veteran battlefield guide. I would also like to say that
1:09.6	Steve is a good friend now. Steve has studied the
1:13.3	American Expeditionary Force for several decades. Decades, folks, decades, okay. He's been the unit
1:20.3	historian for U.S. Army's second and fourth infantry divisions, the 10th Mountain Division,
1:26.5	the 101st Airborne Division, the 11th Armored Cavalry
1:30.5	Regiment, and the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments. Steve also served as a special historical consultant,
1:38.1	World War I, to the History Division Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. He's worked as a historian and researcher for the World War I Fourth Brigade Marine, Second Division,
1:50.0	for various military historians and authors like Mr. George B. Clark, Mr. Kevin Selden,
1:57.0	Mr. James Gregory, Lieutenant Colonel Pete Owen, United States Marine Corps retired.
2:03.5	Lieutenant Colonel John Swift, United States Marine Corps retired.
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