Download or read book Buck's Story written by Wayne A. Pettyjohn and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-20 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buck Adams, a young farm boy, joined the Marine Corps in the spring of 1917. After boot camp at Paris Island and advanced training at Quantico, he was sent to France with the 97th Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines. In June the Marines were sent to Belleau Wood for their fi rst battle where they suff ered many casualties. Later they fought at Soissons, Saint Mihiel, Blanc Mont, and in the Meuse-Argonne area. Th e Marines and several Army units were sent to Germany as occupation troops, fi nally returning home in 1919.