Blue Devils Scale Statue of Liberty During Liberty Loan Campaign
Five officers and 1100 men ascended the Statue of Liberty to view New York Harbor and ships taking the sinews of war to France, part of their Liberty Loan campaign observations.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
2
Five officers and 1100 men ascended the Statue of Liberty to view New York Harbor and ships taking the sinews of war to France, part of their Liberty Loan campaign observations.
The casualty list shows New England troops bearing heavy losses in a recent offensive. The 1024 Infantry, including Rhode Island and Connecticut units, suffered many killed and wounded, with notable losses in Haverhill and New Haven men. Several sailors and local volunteers from Massachusetts and Connecticut are named among the wounded or killed. Private David Briggs, hero of Letcheprey, is highlighted for repeated battlefield valor.
A long casualty list from New England troops includes Corporal Elwood G. Berger and Corporal Homer A. Porter of New Haven Connecticut both in D Company 102d Infantry. Private Albert H. MacDonald Readville Massachusetts Private Joseph Dunbar Medford Massachusetts and many others from Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine Rhode Island and Rhode Island Ambulance units. The roster notes company and unit details for each service member.
Allied patrols pressure German positions near Amiens with Hill 82 taken north of Castel while Zeebrugge remains blocked by wrecks. German advances reach the Donetz coal region in Ukraine as General Foch’s authority extends to Italian front forces after Abbeville talks.
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