THE LOST BATTALION MAJOR CHARLES WHITTLESEY MAJOR CHARLES
THE LOST BATTALION
MAJOR CHARLES WHITTLESEY
MAJOR CHARLES WHITTLESEY • • • Commander of Lost Battalion NY Lawyer Opposes Argonne battle plan Leads men into Charleveux Mill Sends men to find flanks
GENERAL ALEXANDER
GENERAL ALEXANDER • Overall battle commander of US forces; devises plan for attack • orders troops to advance • Orders retreat (too late) • Shocked by Whittlesey • Orders artillery attack (friendly fire)
CAPTAIN GEORGE Mc. MURTRY • in command of • Career soldier/ “tough guy” • Irish-American nd 2 th 308
SGT. GAEDEKE
SGT. GAEDEKE • Immediately in charge of new recruits • Gets them settled on front lines • Goes to find French on flanks… no one there • Blown up by friendly fire (dead)
COLONEL JOHNSON • Assistant to General Alexander • Worries about hurrying into battle • Orders cease fire for artillery
PRIVATE KROTOSHINSKY • • NY boy (Polish immigrant) New recruit Took the “test” Volunteers to “run” message out
Privates Rosen & Cepeglia
Privates Rosen & Cepeglia • NY boys • Give advice to new recruits • Rosen= Jewish • Cepeglia= Italian • Best friends • Cepeglia dies
PRIVATE STANLEY CHIN • Chinese-American • Radio operator • Wire “short”; waits in bush • Communication lines cut • Refuses to retreat • killed
PRIVATE LIPASTI
PRIVATE LIPASTI • NY boy • New recruit • Becomes runner for Mc. Murtry • Finds Chin dead • Finds Holderman (307 th) • “indoor aviator”
PRIVATE YODER
PRIVATE YODER
PRIVATE YODER • • • “appleknocker” New recruit Big Fork, Montana (“Daisyville”) Kills sniper Killed by grenade
PRIVATE OMER RICHARDS • Handles pigeons • Sends messages to HQ • Last pigeon (Cher Ami) used to stop artillery
PVT. CEPEGLIA
LT. Leak
LIEUTENANT LEAK • • Texas Assigned to NY regiment Thinks he does not belong Yelled at by Whittlesey for his dress, shaving, etc. • Captured • Explains why US will never surrender (inner-city thugs)
MAJOR HENRICH PRINZ • Commander of German forces opposing “Lost” battalion • Respects Americans • Requests Stosstrupen
CAPTAIN NELSON HOLDERMAN
CAPTAIN NELSON HOLDERMAN • 307 th officer from CALIFORNIA • Lost in Argonne forest • Found by Lipasti • Links up with Whittlesey
CAPTAIN NELSON HOLDERMAN
CHER AMI
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