Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 14, 2015

Good job, Yossarian.

November 3, 1918? Looks like the Ace will survive the war.

Altitude in Meters and distance in Yards!!

The time is 1700 hours!

Not exactly perfect research. The 8th Aero Squadron flew Dayton-Wright DH4s, not Sopwith Camels. (At least according to Wikipedia.)

Robert, Snoopy was transferred to 8th Sqn in Sept ’18, met and became a great friend of Sqn Ldr James Bigglesworth DFC; MC; Royal Air Force!!

There is an ad to the right of this strip (as I’m looking now) for the 3d Peanuts movie trailer. The graphic for the movie clip is almost identical to the last panel of today’s strip!

From Wikipedia: The 92nd Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. Organized in October 1917 at Camp Funston, Kansas, the unit was formed with African American soldiers from all states. Before leaving for France in 1918, the buffalo was selected as the divisional insignia due to the “Buffalo Soldiers” nickname, given to African American cavalrymen by Native Americans in the 19th century. The “Buffalo Soldiers Division” divisional nickname was inherited from the 367th Infantry, one of the first units of the division organized. This segregated unit was the only African American infantry division to see combat in Europe during World War II, as part of the 5th Army. It served in the Italian Campaign from 1944 to the war’s end.

History

The 92nd Division was first constituted on paper 24 October 1917 in the National Army. The division comprised the 183rd Infantry Brigade with the 365th and 366th Infantry Regiments, and the 184th Infantry Brigade with the 367th and 368th Infantry Regiments.3 The division was actually organized on 27 October 1917 at Camp Funston, Kansas.World War I

Activated: October 1917Overseas: 18 July 1918Major operations: Meuse-Argonne less field artilleryCasualties: total: 1,647 (KIA: 120; WIA: 1,527).Commanders: Maj. Gen. Charles C. Ballou (29 October 1917), Maj. Gen. Charles Henry Martin (19 November 1918), Brig. Gen. James B. Erwin (16 December 1918).Returned to U S. and deactivated: February 1919.

For an account of the fighting of the Buffalo Division in the Woevre Plain offensive see the article on William M Cain at Kaiserscross.com.

As would be the case with the 93rd Infantry Division, parts of the 92nd would serve under and alongside the French Army after both the main American Expeditionary Force (AEF) and the British Army refused to have African-American soldiers serve in combat under them.

The 92nd was a National Army unit formed from black draftees, with a cadre of 154 NCOs transferred from the four Regular Army regiments, mostly led by inexperienced black junior officers fresh out of training and commanded by indifferent white officers. They were a green and untried unit that was not allowed to maneuver as a division before they were committed to the line. After arrival in France, the 92nd like all AEF units, trained for deployment in the trenches. They began to be fed into the French sector front lines by company in mid-August 1918. The 92nd Artillery Brigade only came online in October 1918.

Unlike the 93rd, the 92nd would ultimately fight as a whole under American command. The division saw combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during Nov 1918. Their indifferent showing was more due to brittle morale and poor handling by their white superiors than any real failings. As a result, the division received a bad reputation that further damaged morale.

Save this strip for its 100th. Anniversary date if you wish…

Thanks to those of you who provided historical background from something you refer to as Wikipedia. What is that exactly? Never coulda found such stuff myself!

Although I would never quote Wiki as absolute truth (it’s not exactly the “Encyclopedia Britannica”), it can be quite useful at times…

Can’t you people just enjoy a cartoon for what it is -— A CARTOON !! Not a history lesson. Get over yourselves

The catch was, that Yossarian Sam tried to bomb Bugs Bunny but it was duck season……..

My uncle was killed in France on Nov 2nd, and the armistice was signed on the 11th.

Oh yes, Snoopy!

xxx

Nov 3rd, France, 5:00 PM. He better get home soon; it’s getting dark. Not so sure how well those pictures will turn out with the low sun angle and long shadows.

I wouldn’t be so sure of Snoopy surviving the war. The average life expectancy of a WWI pilot was two weeks. Of course most of them were rookies. Snoopy has decades of experience by now.

Hang on Ace, Armistice Day is only one week away!!

Um, it’s a cartoon beagle flying a doghouse. On a different and cheery note: it’s November 1918 & the war is almost over after 4 1/2 long years.