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THE LOST BATTALION

THE LOST BATTALION. MAJOR CHARLES WHITTLESEY. MAJOR CHARLES WHITTLESEY. Commander of Lost Battalion NY Lawyer Opposes Argonne battle plan Leads men into Charleveux Mill Sends men to find flanks. GENERAL ALEXANDER. GENERAL ALEXANDER.

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THE LOST BATTALION

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  1. THE LOST BATTALION

  2. MAJOR CHARLES WHITTLESEY

  3. MAJOR CHARLES WHITTLESEY • Commander of Lost Battalion • NY Lawyer • Opposes Argonne battle plan • Leads men into Charleveux Mill • Sends men to find flanks

  4. GENERAL ALEXANDER

  5. GENERAL ALEXANDER • Overall battle commander of US forces; devises plan for attack • orders troops to advance • Orders retreat (too late) • Shocked by Whittlesey • Orders artillery attack (friendly fire)

  6. CAPTAIN GEORGE McMURTRY • 2nd in command of 308th • Career soldier/ “tough guy” • Irish-American

  7. SGT. GAEDEKE

  8. SGT. GAEDEKE • Immediately in charge of new recruits • Gets them settled on front lines • Goes to find French on flanks… no one there • Blown up by friendly fire (dead)

  9. COLONEL JOHNSON • Assistant to General Alexander • Worries about hurrying into battle • Orders cease fire for artillery

  10. PRIVATE KROTOSHINSKY • NY boy (Polish immigrant) • New recruit • Took the “test” • Volunteers to “run” message out

  11. Privates Rosen & Cepeglia

  12. Privates Rosen & Cepeglia • NY boys • Give advice to new recruits • Rosen= Jewish • Cepeglia= Italian • Best friends • Cepeglia dies

  13. PRIVATE STANLEY CHIN • Chinese-American • Radio operator • Wire “short”; waits in bush • Communication lines cut • Refuses to retreat • killed

  14. PRIVATE LIPASTI

  15. PRIVATE LIPASTI • NY boy • New recruit • Becomes runner for McMurtry • Finds Chin dead • Finds Holderman (307th) • “indoor aviator”

  16. PRIVATE YODER

  17. PRIVATE YODER

  18. PRIVATE YODER • “appleknocker” • New recruit • Big Fork, Montana (“Daisyville”) • Kills sniper • Killed by grenade

  19. PRIVATE OMER RICHARDS • Handles pigeons • Sends messages to HQ • Last pigeon (Cher Ami) used to stop artillery

  20. PVT. CEPEGLIA

  21. LT. Leak

  22. LIEUTENANT LEAK • Texas • Assigned to NY regiment • Thinks he does not belong • Yelled at by Whittlesey for his dress, shaving, etc. • Captured • Explains why US will never surrender (inner-city thugs)

  23. MAJOR HENRICH PRINZ • Commander of German forces opposing “Lost” battalion • Respects Americans • Requests Stosstrupen

  24. CAPTAIN NELSON HOLDERMAN

  25. CAPTAIN NELSON HOLDERMAN • 307th officer from CALIFORNIA • Lost in Argonne forest • Found by Lipasti • Links up with Whittlesey

  26. CAPTAIN NELSON HOLDERMAN

  27. CHER AMI

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