A shell case flying through the air and a new shell sliding into the breech in the same fraction of a second. Beaumont, France.

MediaBattery C, 6th Field Artillery, fired the first shot for America on the Lorraine frontDisplay DateSeptember 12, 1918Media Caption

 

National Archives Identifier 530744

 

 

 

 

Timeline Item TypeEventTimeline NameWW1Timeline DateThursday, September 12, 1918
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