PRINTER'S NO. 3734
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
988
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY QUIGLEY, MALONEY, HENNESSEY, READSHAW,
CALTAGIRONE, ENGLISH, WARD, CORR, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT,
BARRAR, TOOHIL, B. O'NEILL, BOBACK, NEILSON, ROTHMAN, THOMAS,
COX, BIZZARRO, MARSICO, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, HILL-EVANS,
YOUNGBLOOD, STAATS, DRISCOLL, MILLARD, M. QUINN, MURT,
ROEBUCK, WATSON AND GILLEN, JUNE 19, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 19, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood
in northern France, where Allied forces engaged German Army
units for more than three weeks in a pivotal event during
World War I.
WHEREAS, The Battle of Belleau Wood began when newly serving
United States ground units were drawn into sustained combat
against five divisions of well-placed, seasoned German fighters
who had penetrated French lines; and
WHEREAS, The Battle of Belleau Wood occurred during the
waning period of the German Spring Offensive of 1918, a campaign
to defeat the French and British armies along the Western Front
before United States combat forces entered in large numbers; and
WHEREAS, The United States 23rd Infantry Regiment, the 1st
Battalion, the 5th Marine Regiment and an element of the 6th
Machine Gun Battalion had marched more than six miles to enter
Belleau Wood on June 1, 1918; and
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WHEREAS, The Allied counterattack ended on June 26, 1918,
when American units drove out the remaining German forces to
recapture Belleau Wood; and
WHEREAS, Fighting in heavily wooded terrain and open fields,
the Allied forces established this foothold on the Western Front
at great cost, with 1,811 fatalities and 7,966 casualties; and
WHEREAS, The number of Marine Corps casualties at Belleau
Wood was among the highest in Marine Corps history; and
WHEREAS, The 4th Brigade was awarded the Croix de Guerre for
its distinguished alliance with French forces; and
WHEREAS, Belleau Wood was officially renamed Bois de la
Brigade de Marine on June 30, 1918, in honor of the brigade's
heroism in action and its sacrifice; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
100th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood in northern
France, where Allied forces engaged German Army units for more
than three weeks in a pivotal event during World War I.
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