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October 06 1918

From October 6-12, the Palmetto Regiment (118th Infantry) fought in the Battle of Montbrehain. It was during this period, five of our six S.C. National Guard Medal of Honor recipients would receive our nation’s highest honor for valor. There were several attacks conducted on October 6 and 7, to straighten and strengthen the line for a major offensive on October 8. The attack began promptly at 5:10 a.m. The Regiment’s 2nd and 3rd Battalion began a driving thrust forward with 1st Battalion in reserve and the 117th Infantry Regiment at its left. They advanced a distance of 5,800 yards capturing Brancourt, 16 German Officers and 750 enlisted men by 1:30 p.m. The regiments stopped to allow the British 25th Division on the left flank and British 6th Division on the right flank to catch up.



MAJ Scott Bell
S.C. National Guard Historian
yantse.scott.bell@us.army.mil
(803) 667-1013

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