Belleau Wood was a jungle, its every rocky formation containing a German machine-gun nest, almost impossible to reach by artillery or grenade fire. There was only one way to wipe out these nests - by the bayonet… - And by this method were they wiped out, for United States Marines, bare-chested, shouting their battle cry of “E-e-e-e-e y-a-a-hh-h yip!” charged straight into the murderous fire from those guns, and won! - Out of the number that charged, in more than one instance, only one would reac

Belleau Wood

6 June 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood