World War I Images
New York City draftee Soldiers made history as the Lost Battalion in October 1918
180828-Z-A3538-1002.JPG Photo By: National Archives

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The transcript of the German surrender note delivered on Maj. Charles Whittlesey, the commander of the 1st Battalion 308th Regiment , on October 7, 1918. Whittlesey was the ranking officer in a force of 540 men who had been cut off by German troops during an attack conducted by the 77th Infantry Division, a National Army division made up of draftees from New York City. (National Archives)


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