The Lost Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Lost_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(to_several_members)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Charles_W._Whittlesey
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date October 1918
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lost Battalion
gptkbp:inPopularCulture gptkb:The_Lost_Battalion_(1919_film)
gptkb:The_Lost_Battalion_(2001_film)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Argonne_Forest
gptkbp:notableEvent subject of books and documentaries
famous use of carrier pigeons for communication
held out for six days
rescue on October 7, 1918
suffered heavy casualties
surrounded by German forces
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Charles_W._Whittlesey
gptkb:Cher_Ami_(carrier_pigeon)
gptkb:George_G._McMurtry
gptkb:Nelson_M._Holderman
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 554
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:77th_Division
gptkb:306th_Machine_Gun_Battalion
gptkb:308th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:survived 194
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sabaton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5