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Capt. Jessie W. Woodridge: In August 1917, Jesse W. Wooldridge entered the U.S. Army at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and received a commission in the Third Division. Once in France, he assumed command of Company G, 38th Infantry Regiment, Third Division. It was during the “Second Battle of the Marne” that he distinguished himself and was instrumental in the Division earning the nom de guerre, “Rock of the Marne.” It was along the Marne River, east of Château-Thierry, that Company G defended a railway embankment against the German 5th and 6th Guard Regiments. Capt. Wooldridge led his company of 189 men in several counter-attacks against German forces five times their size, with only 51 men returning unhurt. His lead-from-the-front attitude resulted in his company killing, wounding or capturing approximately 1,000 German soldiers.
| Date Taken: | 11.16.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 11.16.2021 19:45 |
| Photo ID: | 6941765 |
| VIRIN: | 211116-A-DP764-987 |
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| Location: | FORT STEWART, GA, US |
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The 3rd Infantry Division announces inaugural class of Marne Hall of Fame
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