Loyalty
The dispatch runners of the Argonne Forest, October 1918
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and infantry runner passed by
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Private Meyer Cohen, 304th Field Artillery
“So I took my .45 Colt out of its holster and put it in my overcoat and I had it cocked ready for use and my gas mask in the alert position
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Private M. Cohen
“About 11pm I reported to Sgt Major as a runner for the 304th Battalion. In this room about 16 feet square was about 40 infantry runners and myself.”
Private Meyer Cohen, messenger-runner
304th Artillery Company
77th Div. A.E.F. Argonne Forest
26 September – 10 October 1918
Erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 12.367′ N, 77° 9.449′ W. Marker is near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Middlesex Township. It is on Army Heritage Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Tough Nut to Crack (a few steps from this marker); New And Improved But Not Soon Enough (a few steps from this marker); The Mortar Pit (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named
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Other markers no longer nearby. A Tough Nut To Crack (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); New and Improved but Not Soon Enough: The M1918 Artillery Cart (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Front (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); No Man's Land (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Sniper's Nest (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Splinter Proof (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Post of Command (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on June 21, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photo 1. submitted on June 13, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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