13071 - U.S. Marine Advancing with Rifle, Belleau Wood, 1918 W The Wilderness

The Wilderness

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"Good King Richard"

They were unruly and would mutiny if the contractual terms were not met

standard bearers were often prime targets for enemy snipers and riflemen and suffered accordingly

13071 - U.S. Marine Advancing with Rifle, Belleau Wood, 1918 W The WildernessNEW ARRIVAL! U. S. Marine Advancing with Rifle, Belleau Wood, 1918 In June 1918, the United States Marine Corps earned one of its most legendary battle honors in the forests of Belleau Wood, France. As German forces threatened Paris during a major Spring Offensive, the Marines of the 4th Brigade were ordered to hold the line and then attack. Facing entrenched German machine guns, barbed wire, and poison gas, the Marines launched wave after wave of