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Heroes of the Argonne

Commercy

December 14, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"Married 10 months today and only have been with Nora about 20 days.” Continue reading...

Furlough

October 27, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“Arrived at Grenoble today." Continue reading...

Sommedieue

October 15, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“Marched all night and all day today." Continue reading...

Vavincourt

October 6, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“Resumed march today, made 12 kilos." Continue reading...

Regular Army and National Guard

October 4, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"In his report to his superiors, he said the most cutting thing in his vocabulary, which was: “This Division has all the earmarks of a National Guard outfit, which it is.” Continue reading...

The Third Day

September 28, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"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...

Leadership

September 23, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

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...

Éclaires

September 19, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"Camped in woods. Are soon to go into real action.” Continue reading...

On the Move

September 18, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"When we ride in trucks that means that the 35th is needed bad somewhere." Continue reading...

In the Foret de Haye

September 14, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"We do not know when we will leave here. I hope we will go to the front." Continue reading...

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