. History and rhymes of the lost battalion . tion on left flank very serious. Broke throughtwo of our runner posts today. Casualties yes-terday 8 killed, 80 wounded. In the same com-panies today 1 killed, 60 wounded. Presenteffective strength of companies here \^^iittles8y v/ent in with 679 effectives.) And so the story ran until his last pigeon wasreleased on October 4th. After that he wentmilitarily dumb. His last message read: Menare suffering from hunger and exposure and thewounded are in very bad condition. Cannot sup-port be sent at once? Four days were to elapse, however, before th
. History and rhymes of the lost battalion . tion on left flank very serious. Broke throughtwo of our runner posts today. Casualties yes-terday 8 killed, 80 wounded. In the same com-panies today 1 killed, 60 wounded. Presenteffective strength of companies here \^^iittles8y v/ent in with 679 effectives.) And so the story ran until his last pigeon wasreleased on October 4th. After that he wentmilitarily dumb. His last message read: Menare suffering from hunger and exposure and thewounded are in very bad condition. Cannot sup-port be sent at once? Four days were to elapse, however, before thedesired relief was able to battle its way to thebeleaguered forces lying in their funk holes onthe exposed hillside. They were days of hungeras well as danger and death from bullets. Themen had gone in with only their iron w^ere being made by American airplanesto drop packages of food for the men but in each Rhymes of a Lost Battalion Doughboy. Rhymes of a Lost Battalion Doughboy
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