Why were american soldiers nicknamed doughboys?

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Derdida · Answer 1 · 2018-10-22T14:59:15+0000

because the brass buttons on their uniforms looked like the flour dumplings or dough cakes called "doughboys", or because of the flour or pipe clay which the soldiers used to polish their white belts.

Why were american soldiers nicknamed doughboys?

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