posted by Writer on Sep 3
So, who cares about a battle in the “War to end all wars,” fought over ninety-plus years ago? What do the names Charles White Whittlesey, George G. McMurtry, and Nelson M. Holderman mean to a generation, including many adults, ‘dumbed down’ by reality t.v.? Probably nothing.
In the fall of 1918, as part of the Muesse – Argonne Offensive, Major Charles Whittlesey and the men of New York’s 77th Liberty Division were ordered to take the Binarville-Charleveaux Mill Road, but in the process found themselves surrounded. Read the rest of this entry »