Corporal York's Regiment Mission

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Corporal York’s unit arrived in France in May of 1918; the 328th Infantry Regiment mission was the offensive of the St. Mihiel salient (Beattie et al., 2000). By September 24, the 82nd Airborne Division moved to Meuse-Argonne offensive. In October 7, the US Airborne Division entered the line on Hill 223 overlooking the town of Châtel-Chéhéry at the edge of the Argonne forest in northeastern France (Beattie et al., 2000). Châtel-Chéhéry, Hill 223 was at the Meuse-Argonne battlefield about thirty-five kilometers northwest of the town of Verdun (Beattie et al.,

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