Lost Battalion (Argonne Forest, WWI)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lost_Battalion_(Argonne_Forest,_WWI)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(to_several_members)
gptkbp:casualties about 360
gptkbp:commander Major Charles W. Whittlesey
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:The_Lost_Battalion_(1919_film)
gptkb:The_Lost_Battalion_(2001_film)
monuments in Argonne Forest and New York City
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date October 2–7, 1918
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lost Battalion (Argonne Forest, WWI)
gptkbp:legacy subject of books and films
gptkbp:location gptkb:Argonne_Forest
gptkbp:notableEvent cut off from supply and communication
rescued after six days
resisted surrender
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Cher_Ami_(carrier_pigeon)
Captain George G. McMurtry
Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey
Lieutenant Wilber E. Creech
Sergeant Alvin C. York (not a member, but related in context)
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 554
gptkbp:partOf 77th Division (United States)
gptkbp:surroundedBy German forces
gptkbp:survived 194
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:307th_Infantry,_77th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7