USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3)

Significance of the Name

The ship was named in memory of the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood. United States Marines of the Fourth Brigade, American Expeditionary Forces, stopped the last major German offensive of the war. The Marines reportedly fought so ferociously that the Germans respectfully referred to them as teufelhunden—Devil Dogs—and it was this moniker that became the ship's mascot.

Related Topics:
World War I - Battle of Belleau Wood - American Expeditionary Forces - German

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