<P> The first American troops , who were often called `` Doughboys '' , landed in Europe in June 1917 . However the AEF did not participate at the front until October 21 , 1917 , when the 1st Division fired the first American shell of the war toward German lines , although they participated only on a small scale . A group of regular soldiers and the first American division to arrive in France , entered the trenches near Nancy , France , in Lorraine . </P>
<P> The first American troops , who were often called `` Doughboys '' , landed in Europe in June 1917 . However the AEF did not participate at the front until October 21 , 1917 , when the 1st Division fired the first American shell of the war toward German lines , although they participated only on a small scale . A group of regular soldiers and the first American division to arrive in France , entered the trenches near Nancy , France , in Lorraine . </P>
when did american troops arrive in europe ww1
when did american troops arrive in europe ww1
June 1917
June 1917