Navigated to Aisne-Marne & Vesle Sector - SGT William Shemin

Aisne-Marne & Vesle Sector - SGT William Shemin

October 15
20 mins

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Episode Description

In the final days of the Aisne-Marne Offensive, American forces pursued the retreating Germans to the River Vesle in August 1918. During the battles for possession of the key village of Bazoches-sur-Vesle, an American son of Russian-Jewish immigrants would distinguish himself by looking out for his friends and soldiers. 

 

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