The Battle of Belleau Wood speaks to the world at its worst and America at its very best. Fought 102 years ago in June, it saw young U.S. service members waging a brutal battle thousands of miles ...

When the battle at Belleau Wood was over, the ground was soaked with the blood of nearly 10,000 American casualties, including more than 1,800 killed, and an unknown number of Germans.

The fighting around Belleau Wood pitted units from five German divisions against the U.S. Army’s 2nd Division of the American Expeditionary Forces, which was subdivided into the Army’s 3rd Infantry ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Marine officers with of the 2nd Battalion, Sixth Regiment after the Battle of Belleau Wood. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps ...

World War I began on June 28, 1914, but the US troops didn't join the fighting until late 1917. In mid-1918, US Marines saw action in Europe for the first time, facing the Germans at Belleau Wood.

Marines with the Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, stand at attention during a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Belleau Wood in Belleau, France, May 27, 2018.

Like much of World War I, the Battle of Belleau Wood was slow-moving and brutal, but the Americans finally claimed victory after attacking six separate times. On Jun. 26, ...

BELLEAU, France — It was the spring of 1918, and the German army was making a final push toward Paris. The only thing in their way was a contingent of Allied troops, including untested U.S ...

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 ...