Dead Man's Hill

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Dead Man's Hill captured by the 29th Division
Meuse Argonne Oct 1918

[From https://archive.org/stream/cu31924027944598/cu31924027944598_djvu.txt]
44062 [2931D8]. Prom summit of Cote 295 (Mp. Co-ord. 319.3—273.3 Verdun B) known as "Le Mort Homme." Looking east (azimuth 90°) toward Cumieres, Meuse, France, showing battle field, "Dead Man's Hill" with remains of trenches of 1916. December, 1918.

View of Vacherauville from "Hill #298"

US Official 44053
View of Vacherauville from "Hill #298"

The Battlefield Northwest of Verdun

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The battlefield northwest of Verdun
Oct. 1918

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40814 [2804D8]. Devastation of forest by shell fire. This was formerly a dense forest of valuable trees. Verdun Sector, France. October 28, 1918.

Road from Verdun to the Argonne

Signal Corps USA 37645
Looking northwest of Verdun showing
road leading to the Argonne and
dugouts in the foreground
Oct 1918

Provisional Base Hospital #8 at Mesves-Bulcy

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General view of the Hospital Center
at Mesves Bulcy, France
Provisional Base Hospital #8

Charny-Meuse

US Official 34124
View of Charny, Meuse where
Field Hospital 29th Div was located

The Crossroads at Consevoye Woods

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The crossroads at Consevoye Woods,
after obstructions placed by retreating Germans
had been removed.
Meuse-Argonne
Oct 1918.

Nurses at Base Hospital #8 Mesves-Bulcy

US Official 46406
Nurses at Base Hospital #8
Mesves Bulcy, France

Railroad Yards and Station at Montreux-Château

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The Railroad yards and station at
Montreux Chateau, France
Sept 1918

Camp Along the Road Between Vacherauville and Beaumont

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A 29th Div. camp along the road between
Vacherauville and Beaumont.
Battle of the Argonne-Meuse 10/24/18

Molleville Farm, Argonne Meuse

US Official  33094
View of Molleville Farm, Argonne
Meuse, showing railroad track turned
upside down  by shell fire.

Signal Corps Men Unloading Telephone Accumulators

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Signal corps men unloading telephone
accumulators used for field 'phones by
the 29th Div. Alsace Sector
Montreux Viewx, Alsace, Germany 8/15/18

Troop HQ at Blercourt, Verdun Offensive

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Troop Hdq at Blercourt, France
Verdun Offensive
Sept - Oct 1918

29th Division Field Kitchen

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29th Div field kitchen at entrances to trenches
in Carspach Woods, Alsace Germany
Aug. 19, 1918

Cathedral at Verdun

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Cathedral at Verdun destroyed
by the Germans

The Y.M.C.A. at Condé-en-Barrois

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The Y.M.C.A. at Conde-En-Barrois
near St. Mihiel France
St. Mihiel Drive
Sept 1918

Building Barracks at Base Hospital #8

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Building Barracks at Base Hospital #8
Mesves Bulcy, France

Ruins at Verdun

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Ruins of the College of St. Marguerite
at Verdun, used as 29th Div HQ

Field Kitchen of the 113th Regiment

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Field kitchen of 113th Infantry 29th Div
in back of trenches at Reppo Woods,
Alsace Germany, Aug. 19, 1918.
This kitchen was known as the
"Katz Knutz Grill", music at meal times
furnished by Kaiser Bill and his
famous Prussian Guards.

The Millstream at Valdoie

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The millstream at Valdoie, Haute Alsace. July 1918

"Two Hale Fellows and All Wet"

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Lt Hughes and Capt Cobb of
Hdqt Staff. Two "hale fellows
all wet".

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19800 E15o9G8]. Lieut. H. C. Hughes, aid to Gen. Pershing, and Capt. Cobb, aid
to Gen. Morton. Montreux-Jeune, Alsace, Germany. August 20, 1918.

The Port Chaussée at Verdun

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The Port Chaussée at Verdun

2/4/19

Port Chaussée

The Tour Chaussée (Chaussée tower), also known as the Port Chausée (Chausée gate), was built in 1380. [http://www.tourisme-verdun.fr/en_tour-chaussee.php]

Verdun

Verdun was the site of the Battle of Verdun (World War I), which was one of the longest and costliest battles in the war. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun]

420 mm German shell

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A 420 MM German shell fired into Hdq 29th Div 

at Vacherauville, but which failed to explode,
compared with an American 75 MM shell.

Oct 10, 1918.

Photo Plane and French Pilot

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Photo plane and French pilot

Valdoie, Haute Marne

June 1918

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BOYD, CARL [col., aid-de-camp to Com. in Chief]
HUGHES,. — tlst lieut.]
Alsace

A Wayside Shrine

Signal Corps USA 19797

A wayside shrine

Prauthoy, Haute Marne

France

Marker Inscription

The inscription on the marker reads "O curs ave spes unica", which is a Latin expression meaning "Hail to the Cross, our only hope"