River
Soldiers from the 7th Engineers,
After German
destroyed
5th Division, won recognition for
three ponton boats supporting the
bridge, Sergeant Eugene Walker;
bridging the
River.
Corporal Robert Crawford; and
Privates Noah
Major William Hoge, Jr., earned
John Hoggle,
and Stanley Murnane jumped into
a distinguished service cross for
the icy river and held up the deck
his heroism in reconnoitering a
of the bridge until replacement
site for a ponton bridge across that
pontons were launched and installed.
well-defended waterway north of
These enlisted men also received
France. While under
the distinguished service cross.
enemy observation and artillery
fire, Hoge selected the bridge
This bridge was one of 38
site during the daylight hours of
constructed by U.S. Army engineers
November 4, 1918, and directed
during the critical
construction of the bridge
offensive, which ended with
that night.
Germany's surrender.
Engineer troops
build a ponton
bridge in France
A bridge built by U.S. Army
engineers at Stenay, France.
This town on the
was taken by the
on the morning of
November 11, 1918.
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