A true American Hero: US Marine Corps Wounded Belleu Woods & Champagne
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French Croix Deguerre with Gold Star
(Wadley Community News August 1918}
The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments received the Croix de Guerre, the French medal for bravery. The defeat of the Germans at Belleau Wood helped end the German offensive and led directly to the end of the “War to End All Wars.” The French actually renamed Belleau Wood the “Bois de la Brigade de Marine”—“The Wood of the Marine Brigade.”
Purple Heart
French Croix Deguerre with Gold Star
(Wadley Community News August 1918}
The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments received the Croix de Guerre, the French medal for bravery. The defeat of the Germans at Belleau Wood helped end the German offensive and led directly to the end of the “War to End All Wars.” The French actually renamed Belleau Wood the “Bois de la Brigade de Marine”—“The Wood of the Marine Brigade.”
A true American Hero: US Marine Corps Wounded Belleu Woods & Champagne
Purple Heart
French Croix Deguerre with Gold Star
(Wadley Community News August 1918}
The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments received the Croix de Guerre, the French medal for bravery. The defeat of the Germans at Belleau Wood helped end the German offensive and led directly to the end of the “War to End All Wars.” The French actually renamed Belleau Wood the “Bois de la Brigade de Marine”—“The Wood of the Marine Brigade.”
Purple Heart
French Croix Deguerre with Gold Star
(Wadley Community News August 1918}
The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments received the Croix de Guerre, the French medal for bravery. The defeat of the Germans at Belleau Wood helped end the German offensive and led directly to the end of the “War to End All Wars.” The French actually renamed Belleau Wood the “Bois de la Brigade de Marine”—“The Wood of the Marine Brigade.”
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