OK then Pendant as you seem unable or unwilling to do any spade work for yourself (Very much like Raggy IIRC) I will provide you with some answers:

April 1917 the USA declared War on Germany, it then took Congress until December 1917 to declare war on the Austro-Hungarians and they never ever got round to declaring war on either Bulgaria or the Ottoman Empire. Which backs up the next bit that between April 1917 and April 1918 the USA although in the war was in total chaos, they had done nothing whatsoever to prepare for taking part in the war.

By the start of the German Spring Offensive of 1918 Pershing considered that it would be at least one more year until the US Army would be in any sort of state to be deployed in the line. The German offensive speeded things up a bit and US Army Units were given "quiet" sections of line in the French Sectors - Some units of the USMC fought alongside the British.

Britain and France provided the US Army with ALL the arms, equipment and ammunition that they required, the Americans themselves came over with nothing, because they simply did not have it.

By the way petulant Pendant what dismissal of all troops? Personally I have the greatest respect for them all, more than can be said for you and your pals.

OK Raggy what GUEST persona are you going to adopt next?