Editing Randolph Scott (section)

===World War I===
In April 1917, the United States entered [[World War I]]. In July, Scott joined a unit of the [[North Carolina Army National Guard|North Carolina National Guard]]. He was trained as an [[artillery observer]] and earned promotion to [[Corporal#United States|corporal]] in October 1917 and [[Sergeant#United States|sergeant]] in February 1918.<ref name="Hartwell">{{cite web|last=Hartwell|first=Joe|date=January 30, 2004|title=The History of the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion, C.A.C. During WWI|url=https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cacunithistories/military/2nd%20TM%20BN.html|access-date=June 20, 2021|website=Defeating the Hun: History of United States Army Coast Artillery Corps During World War One|publisher=Joe Hartwell}}</ref> In May 1918, Scott entered active duty at [[Fort Monroe]], [[Virginia]], as a member of the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion.<ref name="Nott p. 8">Nott 2004, p. 8.</ref> The battalion arrived in France in June 1918, and took part in combat with the U.S. [[IV Corps (United States)|IV Corps]] in the [[Toul]] sector and [[Thiaucourt-Regniéville|Thiaucourt]] zone. After the [[Armistice of November 11, 1918]], ended the war, the 2nd TM Battalion took part in the post-war occupation of Germany as part of U.S. [[VI Corps (United States)|VI Corps]].<ref name="Hartwell"/>

Following the armistice, Scott enrolled in the artillery [[Officer Candidate School (United States Army)|Officer Candidate School]], which was located in [[Saumur]].<ref name="Nott p. 8">Nott 2004, p. 8.</ref> He received his commission as a [[Second lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] of [[Field Artillery Branch (United States)|Field Artillery]] in May 1919 and departed for the United States soon afterwards. He arrived in New York City on June 6 and reported to [[Camp Mills]], where he received his honorable discharge on June 13.<ref name="Hartwell"/> Scott made use of his wartime experience in his acting career, including his training in [[horsemanship]] and the use of [[firearms]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bandel |first=Jessica A. |date=February 9, 2017 |title=Portraits of War: Randolph Scott |url=https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2017/02/09/portraits-war-randolph-scott |work=NCDCR.gov |publisher=North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources |location=Raleigh, NC}}</ref>