By clicking the above title link, you will be treated to the official explanation as to the origin of the term "Doughboy" as it appeared in the W.W. I Army newspaper, "The Stars and Stripes". Some historians tend to believe that the sobriquet had it's origins in the 1846 - 48 war with Mexico (a perversion of the Spanish word 'adobe'). In this article, an effort was also made to explain the term "Buck Private". Click here if you would like to read an article about the Doughboy training camps.
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