Argonne Forest
Americannoun
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And the Argonne Forest looks not quite right.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019
He did return, in 1919, after serving as a cook during the Battle of the Argonne Forest.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2017
It was a month-long battle in World War I - the Battle of the Argonne Forest that claimed 26,277 American lives and left 95,786 wounded, astronomical figures compared with battles today.
From Washington Times • Jan. 15, 2017
Johnson, then a private, is credited with fighting off a group of German raiders in France’s Argonne Forest while serving as a sentry.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2015
“On arriving at our new positions in the Argonne Forest, we found out that...the fighting at this point must have been terrific,” recalled Private McGuire, an American artilleryman.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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