Soldiers on top of Chateau Nesle - nd
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663-G8 WITH THE RAINBOW DIVISION IN FRANCE THE OLD TOWER OF CHATEAU NESLE, near Fere-en-Tardenois in the Chateau-Thierry pocket was one of the captures credited to the "Alabams" of the American 42nd ("Rainbow") Division. The tower was a veritable fortress which the Boche had made into a stronghold for machine guns. This view from the top of the chateau's tower gives a notion of the difficulty of the task that faced the Rainbow troops who had to storm the castle and drive the Huns out of it. The stone walls are so thick that the shell of a 75 mm. field piece had scarcely any effect upon them.
Description
This photograph of 42nd Division soldiers atop Chateau Nesle is one of several Signal Corps photographs in a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett. Garrett, a Kanas City lawyer, served as Chief Signal Officer of the 117th Field Signal Battalion, 42nd Division, during World War I.
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| Title | Soldiers on top of Chateau Nesle - nd |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Photograph of 42nd Division soldiers atop Chateau Nesle. n.d. Garrett, Ruby Dwight (1882-1968) Papers, c. 1910-1968. C2558. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. |
| Description | This photograph of 42nd Division soldiers atop Chateau Nesle is one of several Signal Corps photographs in a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett. Garrett, a Kanas City lawyer, served as Chief Signal Officer of the 117th Field Signal Battalion, 42nd Division, during World War I. |
| Site Accession Number | C2558 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Language | English |