The Battle of Belleau Wood was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought by the U.S. 2nd and 3rd Divisions a
U.S. Army Infantrymen, 2nd Infantry Division, Battle of Belleau Wood, June 1918
U.S. Marines in Belleau Wood (1918).
"The Trail to Belleau Wood" US Army Soldiers in Belleau Wood by Andre J. Smith, 1918
Daniel Joseph Daly was a United States Marine and one of nineteen U.S. servicemen to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. Daly and Major General Smedley Butler are the only Marines who earned t
Battle of Belleau Wood
…into machine gun fire. One of the most famous quotations in Marine Corps history came during the initial step-off for the battle when First Sergeant Dan Daly, a recipient of two Medals of Honor who had served in the Philippines, Santo Domingo, Haiti, Peking, and Vera Cruz, prompted his men of the 73rd Machine…
Daly c. 1919, wearing his Medals of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross
Daly being awarded the Médaille militaire
An engraving at the National Museum of the Marine Corps displaying the quote commonly attributed to Daly: "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"