"More than half the regiment was missing. But worn out and dirty, there was a strange dignity and strength felt in the regiment. It had met the test. It had passed through fire and blood. Iron had entered its soul." Continue reading...
Miscellaneous
The Third Day
"We have suffered heavy losses in killed and wounded. Men are now at dressing stations that were wounded yesterday. Numbers of men who are wounded have had no attention and are still lying on the ground where they fell." Continue reading...
Last Day at Camp Marquette
"The men realized that at last they were to meet the acid test. Everywhere men could be seen reading over old letters from their sweethearts, mothers and wives. They wrote letters home, many being left in the Regimental Post office to be mailed only in case they did not return." Continue reading...
Leadership
Less than a week before joining more than a million soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the 70th Infantry Brigade and its regiments changed out several of its key leadership positions. Continue reading...
Logistics
"Because of the overcrowded condition the transports did not reach us until the 22nd and 23rd. Rations were short. The men were tired, cold, wet, hungry and rations were very short. " Continue reading...
Camp Marquette
"During the night, September 21st, the entire brigade marched northward, directly into the Argonne Forest, keeping carefully hidden from observation." Continue reading...
WWI Centennial Commission
"There is a national memorial built to honor American soldiers of every war of the 20th century - except for World War One." Continue reading...
World War 1 Library
These are World War 1 books that I have used in my research and occasionally quoted. Continue reading...
The Vosges Front
"At intervals, however, this comparative quiet was shattered by hard-fought local operations and raids." Continue reading...
Best of MN Doughboy 1918
If you knew someone who wasn’t aware of this project – say a relative or coworker or, I don’t know, anyone connected with a newspaper or podcast or someone with a couple million Twitter followers – this would be an excellent post to share with them. Continue reading...
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