"The Lost Battalion."

Advertising card for the Commonwealth Life Insurance Company of Louisville, Kentucky. The illustration on the front depicts men from the "Lost Battalion," which consisted of soldiers from several companies in the 77th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces who were surrounded by Ger...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/48525
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Summary:Advertising card for the Commonwealth Life Insurance Company of Louisville, Kentucky. The illustration on the front depicts men from the "Lost Battalion," which consisted of soldiers from several companies in the 77th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces who were surrounded by German troops in the Argonne Forest France in October 1918. (From the ADAH museum collections.)