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An American Hero[/CENTER]

October 3, 1918 Major Whittlesey an American commander with more than 500 men were trapped in a small depression on the side of a hill. They were surrounded by German infantry, many were killed and wounded. By the second day only a little more than 200 men were alive unwounded.

The commander dispatched several pigeons to tell his commanders where his unit was located. The following day there was but one...