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'''Rouge Bouquet''' is a woods in the Forest of Parroy near the French village of [[Baccarat]] that was the site of a German artillery bombardment of American trench positions on 7 March 1918 at 3:20 p.m. on the [[Chausailles sector]] of the [[Western Front]] during [[World War I]]. The bombardment resulted in the burial of 21 men of the [[165th Infantry Regiment]], [[42nd Rainbow Division]] (originally the [[Fighting 69th|69th Regiment]] of the [[New York National Guard]]) of which only a few survived. The 22 men, including their platoon commander 1st Lieutenant John Norman, were assembled in a dugout when a German artillery shell landed on the roof of the dugout. A rescue effort by Major William Donovan was begun in haste attempting to dig the men but their efforts were hampered by mud-slides and continued enemy shelling. Two men were rescued and five dead were recovered before efforts had to be halted. The voices other men could be heard for a while, but the remaining fifteen men died before rescue efforts could resume. Donovan was awarded the French [[Croix de Guerre]] for his actions during the attempted rescue. |
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Poet and literary critic [[Joyce Kilmer]] (1886-1918), a sergeant with the regiment, wrote the 1918 poem "[[Rouge Bouquet (poem)|Rouge Bouquet]]" to commemorate the soldiers in his unit who died. The poem first appeared in the American serviceman's newspaper ''Stars and Stripes''.<ref>Kilmer, Joyce. "Rouge Bouquet" in ''Stars and Stripes'' (16 August 1918).</ref> |
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<ref>Mitgang, Herbert. ''Civilians Under Arms: The Stars and Stripes, Civil War to Korea''. (SIU Press, 1959), 146-148.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:52, 21 July 2013
Rouge Bouquet is a woods in the Forest of Parroy near the French village of Baccarat that was the site of a German artillery bombardment of American trench positions on 7 March 1918 at 3:20 p.m. on the Chausailles sector of the Western Front during World War I. The bombardment resulted in the burial of 21 men of the 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Rainbow Division (originally the 69th Regiment of the New York National Guard) of which only a few survived. The 22 men, including their platoon commander 1st Lieutenant John Norman, were assembled in a dugout when a German artillery shell landed on the roof of the dugout. A rescue effort by Major William Donovan was begun in haste attempting to dig the men but their efforts were hampered by mud-slides and continued enemy shelling. Two men were rescued and five dead were recovered before efforts had to be halted. The voices other men could be heard for a while, but the remaining fifteen men died before rescue efforts could resume. Donovan was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for his actions during the attempted rescue.
Poet and literary critic Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918), a sergeant with the regiment, wrote the 1918 poem "Rouge Bouquet" to commemorate the soldiers in his unit who died. The poem first appeared in the American serviceman's newspaper Stars and Stripes.[1] [2]