World War I, or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies and the Central Powers. Fighting took place throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia, especially East Asia. Bannister, Ernest D.; Corn, Benjamin Grady; Dinsmore, Herman; Nuckolls, Bryant Ernest; Samples, James Pressly; Smith, Samuel M.; Spence, Thomas Arp; and Stewart, Jimmy were lost but never forgotten.