The Lost Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Lost_Battalion

GPTKB entity

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
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:Joseph_Striker gptkb:Fletcher_Pratt gptkb:Russell_Mulcahy gptkb:Sabaton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Lost Battalion