Show THE FALL GESNES to the men of the ninety first division who on them the afternoon of the of 0 september 1918 after having fought continuously for four days at a time when the entire corps was held up by very intense artillery and machine gun fire from the strong german position on the lines of the american army objective and when to quote the colonels order citing the nicety first division Divisio rib on your right and left were faltering and even falling back leing being ordered to advance to the town and beyond it in spite of 0 60 per cent loss and in spite of complete failure of flank support advanced and took the town they were lying dug in on the hills east ot of argonne france some were forever still but the rest were taking their chance four days they had battled the doche boche these boys from over the sea fighting as only americans americana can for the cause of liberty gesnes besnes was just over elie hill and full ull of the dirty hun the kind that holler comrade while working a machine gun the order came to advance capture the town we must and the colonel said wed do it too wed do it by god or bust shrapnel and shell bullets and gas but only the hit went down forward the thinning ranks went to the ridge beyond the town this is not the song of the light brigade but of another heman he man fight but I 1 guess that ravine this side of gesnes besnes was the valley of 0 death all right 4 powder river hook em eal cow tills this was their war cry ell and it means that well nell never stop this side of the hilry brink of hell gesnes besnes is pronounced gains original by R S clove alst 1st licul infantry liason officer ot of the regiment with the infantry |