Brooklyn and Long Island in the war; . -n L~ i, Z^. i Operations officer of 152d FieldArlillery Brigade. lember 6, and the men dug inwherever opportunity offered. It wastruly a furious resistance that theCermans were now making, compel-ling payment in blood for every losttoot of ground that they gave up, anaholding on to vantage points with atenacity that defied all efforts at dis-lodgement. It was a mighty bad timefor the entire division, perhaps moreso for the 307th and 30Sth Inf. andthe 305th I<\ A. than for the others,because they had a particular thorn inthe side to deal with. This tho
Brooklyn and Long Island in the war; . -n L~ i, Z^. i Operations officer of 152d FieldArlillery Brigade. lember 6, and the men dug inwherever opportunity offered. It wastruly a furious resistance that theCermans were now making, compel-ling payment in blood for every losttoot of ground that they gave up, anaholding on to vantage points with atenacity that defied all efforts at dis-lodgement. It was a mighty bad timefor the entire division, perhaps moreso for the 307th and 30Sth Inf. andthe 305th I<\ A. than for the others,because they had a particular thorn inthe side to deal with. This thornwas known as La Petite Montague,and it offered a chance to tlie Bochesto dominate a large part of the they took full advantage of itwas proved by the casualty lists ofthe three commands. Time after time there were move-ments against La Petite after time they were after time the regiments re-turned to the assault. They never didtake it, because after some eight dayson the Aisne those higher up
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