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Argonne (ärgôn`), region of the Paris basin, NE France, in Champagne and Lorraine (Meuse, Marne, and Ardennes dept.), a hilly and woody district centering around the capital, Sainte-Menehould. Thinly populated, with unimportant cultivation and only small industries, it has been of strategic significance. There, in 1792, the French repulsed the Prussians. The sector was a battleground throughout World War I. In the Allied victory drive (Sept.–Nov., 1918), the Meuse-Argonne sector was carried by the Americans. Argonne the. a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Consisting of roughly 550 men, the 307th was isolated by German forces in the Argonne Forest in October 1918, and lost nearly 200 men. From Valley Forge, to the battlefields of Gettysburg, to the Argonne Forest, to the shores of Normandy, to the mountains of Afghanistan, (to) the streets of Baghdad--that Warrior Ethos is the fiber of which we as Soldiers live by, and enduring value for all of us that wear the uniform. Marine Private Roscoe Temple fights in all the major battles from Belleau Wood to the Argonne Forest. |
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