# GIs & Doughboys

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gis-doughboys/209306>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gis-doughboys/209306 "2003-10-24T12:37:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gis-doughboys/209306/1 "2003-10-24T12:37:07Z")

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Now I know where the GI comes from but why were US troops called Doughboys during WW1.

I just hope it has nothing to do with doughnuts

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gis-doughboys/209306/2 "2003-10-24T14:21:29Z")

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[Here](http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/origindb.htm) you go.

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**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gis-doughboys/209306/3 "2003-10-24T14:35:32Z")

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Yes, well having read the article I still don’t know and neither does the author, Oh bugger!