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Marines Fight Through French Fronts in 1918 Action
The First battalion of the Fifth Marines advances across multiple fronts in June to July 1918. They assault Hill 143, Bois de Belleau, Blanc Mont, and Essen Hook, suffer heavy losses, receive French praise, and endure long marches and tense frontline moments. Odette the baker's daughter and Anatole the duckman appear amid billets and fatigue.
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Fifth Marines
Marigny
Second Engineers
Champilion
Bois de Belleau
Hill 142
Paris
French Foreign Legion
Champagne
Blanc Mont
Essen Hook
Odette
Croutte-sur- Marne
Anatole
M. Boulanger
Chemin Des Dames
Mme
Boulanger
Fortyninth Company
Mademoiselle
Armentieres