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Belleau Wood (bĕl`ō, bĕlō`), forested area in Aisne dept., N France, E of Château-Thierry. The scene of a victory over the Germans after hard fighting (June 6–25, 1918), involving chiefly U.S. troops, it was dedicated in 1923 as a permanent memorial to the American war dead. Belleau Wood a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris Belleau Wood locale of significant American triumph in WWI (1918). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 47] See : Battle 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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It was said that the officers of the Battalion were building miniature "terrains" out of modeling clay, and were learning the "principles of military tactics"; they were learning the Battle of Belleau Wood. Marine Private Roscoe Temple fights in all the major battles from Belleau Wood to the Argonne Forest. Belleau Wood (LHA 3) was decommissioned on 13 October, at NS San Diego, Calif. |
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