In the fall of 1918, hundreds of U.S. infantrymen found themselves surrounded by German forces in northern France’s Argonne ...

The heroic winged member of the U.S. Army suffered critical injuries, but his legend has grown a tad beyond the facts.

had been a 2nd lieutenant in the 145th Infantry in World War One, and had been wounded in the Argonne Forest. Phillips’ best friend growing up was Eugene B. Sledge. Phillips graduated from high ...

(JTA) — Things weren’t looking good for the more than 500 Allied soldiers trapped by German forces in France’s Argonne Forest ... on the Western front in World War I. Despite his gallantry ...