. 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. the attack, the enemys fire virtually cutthe lines of communication. So many casualties were suffered by carryingparties that in one or two instances all efforts to get rations up to the fight-ing men had to be abandoned. All along the line rations were insufficient. The battalion, nevertheless, forged ahead. The line was disorganizedseveral times by artillery fire, but never routed. Each time the attackingwaves were reorgan
. 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. the attack, the enemys fire virtually cutthe lines of communication. So many casualties were suffered by carryingparties that in one or two instances all efforts to get rations up to the fight-ing men had to be abandoned. All along the line rations were insufficient. The battalion, nevertheless, forged ahead. The line was disorganizedseveral times by artillery fire, but never routed. Each time the attackingwaves were reorganized and the stubborn progress was resumed. When at last the objective had been reached, Major Bullington andall company commanders were casualties; one officer and thirty-seven menhad been killed, and eleven officers and three hundred and fifteen menhad been wounded or gassed. But the objective had been reached onscheduled time and the woods were clear of Germans, A first lieutenant,Harry Yagle, was in command of the battalion when it left the lines andthe ranks had been terribly depleted, but the only comment of the men was:We gave em hell and captured 400 of em!. IN THE FOURTH DIVISIONS SECTOR Showing the territory covered by the advance of the third battaHon, 132nd Infantry. THE 132ND INFANTRY 339
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