. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. weird ride forward on an endless stream of motor trucks, running counter-current to another stream, gave the regiment a never-to-be-forgotten picture ofthe immensity of modern war. As the end of the lumbering ride was neared, the destination was re-vealed. In thrilled whispers the men passed along the name of the famousbattlefield to which they were advancing: Verdun! It was a proud moment for the 132nd. To hold the line in
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. weird ride forward on an endless stream of motor trucks, running counter-current to another stream, gave the regiment a never-to-be-forgotten picture ofthe immensity of modern war. As the end of the lumbering ride was neared, the destination was re-vealed. In thrilled whispers the men passed along the name of the famousbattlefield to which they were advancing: Verdun! It was a proud moment for the 132nd. To hold the line in a sector that had withstood theutmost strength of theenemy, a sector where somany heroes had laiddown their lives to stopthe foe, was an honor ap-preciated by every the morning ofSeptember 10 the regi-ment moved into thefront line at the his-toric Dead Mans Hillto relieve the 408thFrench Infantry andtake up the task ofguarding the approachAWAITING THE GERMAN ATTACK to the battered but in- The 132nd in the trenches at Alexandre before Verdun. From domitable fortresS ofthis trench could be seen the valley of the Meuse, where 70,000Frenchmen lie buried. 322 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR No Mans Land, in this sector,was a hotly contested battleground,but the 132nd more than held itsown. Although clashes between itspatrols and those of the enemy werefrequent, the regiments losses dur-ing this period were only one killed,one captured, and a few wounded. Two enemy patrols attackedLieutenant Frank T. Wilson andtwenty men of Company B onenight, but were driven off withheavy losses though they outnum-bered their antagonists. LieutenantWilsons patrol did not lose a official German report, capturedlater, showed that the enemy lostnine killed and twenty wounded,two of them officers. An order that gave warning ofa general attack, extending from]\Ietz to the North Sea, was issuedthree days in advance of its open-ing on September 26. It designatedthe 132nd as the pivot for
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