The Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 has since achieved near mythic status in U.S. military history, particularly for the U.S. Marines.

A depiction of the Battle of Belleau Wood is seen at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on May 22, 2018 in Triangle, Va. Washington Post photo by Matt McClain. Matt McClain Facebook ...

The Marines kept fighting, however, and by June 26 they had secured Belleau Wood. The combined casualty count for U.S. Marine and Army units committed to the battle totaled 1,811 dead and 7,966 ...

The U.S. Marine Corps held off the Germans, saved Paris and proved itself as a formidable ground force over three bloody weeks in spring 1918. ... At Belleau Wood, Marines saved Paris, ...

The nearly month-long battle for Belleau Wood, at first obscured in a flurry of fierce campaigns to close World War I, became a touchstone in U.S. military lore.

Shively’s grandfather, Marine Corps Pvt. Norman Alfred Roberts, fought in the battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918. He was gassed and wounded on June 12, according to a small pocket diary he kept ...

The Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 has since achieved near mythic status in U.S. military history, particularly for the U.S. Marines.

This June marks the 100th anniversary of the largely forgotten World War I Battle of Belleau Wood in northern France. Marines are remembering the landmark, three-week fight with events at home and ...