- ""Your birthday's August 18th and your mother's name is Sylvia, right?" George shook his head, not because that information was wrong but because he was amazed. Had the fellow gotten a hold of school files or looked through his wallet? Was he a young cop or what? "Well?" Marty continued. "Isn't that correct? Isn't it also true that your father enlisted in World War I as a sixteen-year-old, was sent to France before they found out, and shipped back without firing a shot?" George nearly choked on his Pepsi. Someone could have gleaned the other information by looking at a questionnaire, but the story about his dad was inside-family material. How had this young man found out? "Uh-huh," George replied. "That's all true. How did you find out and who are you?""
- —From Back to the Future by George Gipe (quote, page 91)
World War I was a war fought between several nations from 1914 to 1918. United States entered the war on April 6, 1917.
Arthur McFly enlisted in World War I at the age of 16 and was sent to France, however he never fired a single shot before his fraudulent enlistment was discovered and he was shipped back.
Courthouse Square contained some cannons from the war in 1955.
Appearances[]
- Back to the Future novelization (Mentioned only)
- Back to the Future Part III (Mentioned only)
- Back to the Future Part III novelization (Mentioned only)