Curated action · World War I

Belleau Wood

U.S. Marine Corps Archives. CC BY 2.0. Photograph source.

ConflictWorld War I

WhenJune 1918

WhereBelleau Wood, France

Recipients4

Belleau Wood, northeast of Paris, was fought in June 1918 during the German offensive along the Marne. U.S. Army and Marine units fought in the woods and the nearby villages. This hub lists recipients whose citations name Belleau Wood, Bois de Belleau, or Bouresches.

Who stood there

George Dilboy

Gave his life

Private First Class · U.S. Army

Weedon E. Osborne

Gave his life

Lieutenant · U.S. Navy

No photo on file

Orlando Henderson Petty

Lieutenant (Medical Corps) · U.S. Army

Fred W. Stockham

Gave his life

Gunnery Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps

Articles, footage, books, films

article Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
American Battle Monuments Commission. Cemetery beside Belleau Wood.
article Battle of Belleau Wood
Wikipedia. Collaborative article. Text is CC BY-SA. This archive links to it and does not copy it.
book Miracle at Belleau Wood
Open Library. History by Alan Axelrod, with an introduction by Bing West.