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	From Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
		Belleau Wood, near Chateau Thierry, France, was the scene of a World War I battle, 6 June 1918.
		Belleau Wood was launched 6 December 1942 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J.; sponsored by Mrs.
		On 30 October, while Belleau Wood was patrolling with her task group east of Leyte, she shot down a Japanese suicide plane which fell on her flight deck aft causing fires which set off ammunition.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cvl24.htm (461 words)

	Battle of Belleau Wood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In order to enter and take the woods, it was necessary to advance across an open field of wheat that was continuously swept with murderous German machine gun and artillery fire.
		Belleau Wood is also where the Marines got their German nickname of "Teufelhunde" or "Devil Dogs" for the ferocity with which they attacked the German lines.
		General Pershing, Commander of the AEF said, "The Battle of Belleau Wood was for the U.S. the biggest battle since Appomattox and the most considerable engagement American troops had ever had with a foreign enemy."[6]
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood (701 words)

	Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) Photo Index LHA-3 Belleau Wood
		Belleau Wood (LHA-3) underway in 1978 in the Pacific.
		Belleau Wood (LHA-3) underway in 1991 in the Pacific.
		Belleau Wood (LHA-3) underway in 1995 in the Pacific.
	www.navsource.org /archives/10/07/0703.htm (840 words)

	USS Belleau Wood - LHA 3 history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The flexibility of the Belleau Wood ARG was demonstrated with the November 1998 crisis with Iraq.
		The USS Belleau Wood Marine Amphibious Ready Group left the Persian Gulf on 27 January 1999, and was replaced by the USS Boxer, which arrived on 24 January 1999.
		The USS Belleau Wood continued to operate in the Arabian Gulf in support of operations near or in Yemen and as of late September is expected to join the rest of the ARG off of the coast of Kuwait.
	uscarriers.net /lha3history.htm (1252 words)

	USS Belleau Wood, CVL-24 Unit History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Belleau Wood (CVI~24) was commissioned on March 31, 1943 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with Captain Alfred M. Pride, USN as first commanding officer.
		Belleau Wood's contribution to this score was three enemy planes shot down, two damaged, a medium freighter and a mine layer sunk and one hangar destroyed.
		Belleau Wood and Franklin, accompanied by screening destroyers left the task group on 31 October for Ulithi where it was found that Belleau Wood's damage could not be repaired in that forward area.
	members.aol.com /oldfungi/cvl24his.html (3421 words)

	USS Belleau Wood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Belleau Wood, after the Belleau Wood near Chateau Thierry in France, the scene of heavy fighting by U.S. Marines in World War I.
		The first Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was a light aircraft carrier converted from a cruiser hull and in service during World War II, later in the French Navy as the Bois Belleau.
		The second Belleau Wood (LHA-3) is an amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1978 and on active service as of 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Belleau_Wood (160 words)

	USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3)
		BELLEAU WOOD is the third ship in the TARAWA class and the first amphibious assault ship homeported outside the United States.
		In 2000, the BELLEAU WOOD was relieved by the USS ESSEX (LHD 2) which became the new forward deployed amphibious assault ship in Sasebo, Japan.
		BELLEAU WOOD participated in the World War II 50th anniversary commemoration ceremonies in Guam and the Philippines and served off the coast of Somalia as the command platform for Operation UNITED SHIELD.
	united-states-navy.com /ships/lha3.htm (1045 words)

	Battle of Belleau Wood
		[1] Overall, the woods were taken by the Marines (and US Army Third Infantry) a total of six times before they could successfully expel the Germans.
		On June 26th, a report was sent out simply stating, "Woods now U.S. Marine Corps entirely."[1] Thus ended one of the most bloody and ferocious battles in human history.
		General Pershing, Commander of the AEF said, "The Battle of Belleau Wood was for the U.S. the biggest battle since Appomattox and the most considerable engagement American troops had ever had with a foreign enemy."[1]
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_belleau_wood.html (729 words)

	LHA-3 Belleau Wood
		The Belleau Wood was ordered in November 1969, its keel was laid in March 1973, it was launched in APril 1977, and was commissioned in Sep 1978.
		Belleau Wood conducted an exchange of command ceremony and hull swap with the crew of USS Essex (LHD-2) on July 26.
		The Belleau Wood continued to operate in the Arabian Gulf in support of operations near or in Yemen and as of late September is expected to join the rest of the ARG off of the coast of Kuwait.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lha-3.htm (1844 words)

	Light Carrier Project
		French aircraft carrier Bois Belleau, formerly USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), is moved to a berth at the Norfolk Naval Base to load aircraft in December 1953, shortly before her departure for France.
		USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) burning aft after she was hit by a Kamikaze, while operating off the Philippines on 30 October 1944.
		Aircraft from the Belleau Wood and other carriers participate in the flyover of the USS Missouri on 2 September, 1945 at Tokyo Bay.
	www.geocities.com /ww2cvl/bwpic.html (327 words)

	USS Belleau Wood Decommissioned After 27 Years of Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Belleau Wood was commissioned on Sept. 23, 1978 and became the first ship to deploy with the AV-8B Harrier and the CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter and the first amphibious assault ship to receive a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) into her welldeck.
		Belleau Wood served the Navy and the nation for 27 years and is the first of five Tarawa-class general amphibious assault ships to be decommissioned.
		Belleau Wood was capable of carrying a complete Marine battalion and landing them ashore by helicopter or amphibious craft.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=20658 (413 words)

	U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood
		Belleau Wood is the most significant of the Corps WW I battles.
		The causalities of the 4th Marine Brigade in assaulting the well-organized German center of resistance in Belleau Wood were comparable only to those casualties later sustained the the hardest-fought beach assaults of WW II.
		In the wood were two battalions of the 461st Imperial German Infantry with a large number of Maxim (heavy) machineguns.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/5200/usmc/belleau.htm (759 words)

	Welcome to USS Belleau Wood - LHA 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) was commissioned on Sept. 23, 1978, in Pascagoula, Miss.
		The Belleau Wood?s flight deck is large enough to support 10 helicopters, as well as AV-8 Harrier jump jets and OV-10 Bronco fixed-wing turboprop reconnaissance aircraft.
		Additionally, the Belleau Wood makes enough fresh water each day for 6,000 people and has one of the largest hospitals afloat, with 300 beds, four operating rooms, and three dental operating stations.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/0,13476,200290,00.html (123 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Belleau Wood
		June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining.
		An official German report classified the Marines as "vigorous, self-confident, and remarkable marksmen..."[5] United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military.
		General Pershing, Commander of the AEF said, "The Battle of Belleau Wood was for the U.S. the biggest battle since Appomattox and the most considerable engagement American troops had ever had with a foreign enemy."[6] John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 â€“ July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Belleau-Wood (1432 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Belleau Wood: Marines' Mecca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		BELLEAU, France, June 18, 1998 -- Today's Marines are drawn to Belleau Wood as to a holy shrine.
		According to Anderson, the battle at Belleau Wood was "the defining moment for the Marine Corps in the 20th century."
		Their greatest fear is not living up to the heritage of the Marines at Belleau Wood, the Marines at Iwo Jima.
	www.dod.gov /news/Jun1998/n06181998_9806185.html (653 words)

	BELLEAU WOOD FRANCE JUNE 8TH TO 24TH 1918 WW1
		While this was going on, the Americans almost rounded the woods, and the Germans, fleeing from some of the Americans, ran into the machine gun and rifle fire of the others.
		The prisoners said they were glad of the chance to surrender and get out of the woods, because the American artillery fire for three days had cut off their food and other supplies and they had lived in a hell on earth.
		An American General tonight characterized the capture of Belleau Wood as the most important thing the Americans at the front had yet accomplished.
	www.angelfire.com /pa4/MCLMUSEUM/belleauwood.html (5988 words)

	The Log (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Belleau Wood, Comstock and Denver arrived in the Persian Gulf in late June.
		Belleau Wood, Comstock and Denver departed Naval Forces Central Command and Commander, 5th Fleet’s (C5F) area of operations Sept. 14.
		Belleau Wood also helped save 12 crew members off an Indonesian vessel when the mariner’s ship began to sink in the Persian Gulf.
	www.navycompass.com /printer/article.asp?c=129742 (446 words)

	USN Ships--USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
		USS Belleau Wood, an 11,000-ton Independence class small aircraft carrier, was built at Camden, New Jersey.
		During the rest of 1943, Belleau Wood took part in raids on Tarawa and Wake Islands and the invasion of the Gilbert Islands.
		Belleau Wood was reactivated in 1953 for loan to France.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/cvl24.htm (820 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: Belleau Wood: Marines' Mecca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		BELLEAU, France, June 18, 1998 – Today's Marines are drawn to Belleau Wood as to a holy shrine.
		According to Anderson, the battle at Belleau Wood was "the defining moment for the Marine Corps in the 20th century."
		Their greatest fear is not living up to the heritage of the Marines at Belleau Wood, the Marines at Iwo Jima.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jun1998/n06181998_9806185.html (666 words)

	AllRefer.com - Belleau Wood, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Belleau Wood[bel´O, belO´] Pronunciation Key, forested area in Aisne dept., N France, E of ChAteau-Thierry.
		The scene of a victory over the Germans after hard fighting (June 6–25, 1918), involving chiefly U.S. troops, it was dedicated in 1923 as a permanent memorial to the American war dead.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Belleau Wood
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BelleauW.html (162 words)

	Trenches on the Web - Special: Floyd Gibbons at Belleau Wood
		Belleau Wood, west of the town of Lucy-le-Bocage, was not one solid mass of forest, but made up of many one- to five-acre patches of woods with oat and wheat fields in between.
		The Germans were keeping up a continual fire of shrapnel and high-explosive shell in the woods, apparently to prevent the mobilization of the reserves, but the doctors, taking care of the wounded, proceeded with their work without notice to the whine of the shells passing overhead or the bursting of those landing nearby.
		It read "I am up at the front and entering Belleau Wood with the U.S. Marines." He actually expected the censor to delete the last part, up to that time no correspondent on any Allied front had been permitted to say what troops were on what fronts.
	www.worldwar1.com /sffgbw.htm (5336 words)

	Belleau Wood Dental Shows Skill in Emergency Procedure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Belleau Wood's Dental Department recently performed an emergency root canal surgery on a Sailor from the USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) while the ships were performing an underway replenishment (UNREP).
		ABOARD USS BELLEAU WOOD, At Sea (NNS) -— During a replenishment at sea with USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) on Aug. 27, the Dental Department aboard USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) performed an emergency surgery on a member of Supply’s crew.
		The patient, Aviation Maintenance Technician 2nd Class (AW) Brian Scott, was on the Belleau Wood for oral surgery for a root canal extraction.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=3445 (351 words)

	USS Belleau Wood ESG Deploys
		Belleau Wood, USS Denver (LPD 9) and USS Comstock (LSD 45) departed San Diego May 27 to meet U.S. Central Command’s request for forces to support the global war on terrorism and to conduct future operations as directed.
		The Belleau Wood ESG's ability to deploy a few weeks earlier than its original deployment date is an example of the flexibility of naval assets and the Fleet Response Plan (FRP).
		Joseph V. Medina is in command of the Belleau Wood ESG, which includes the staff of ESG 3, Amphibious Squadron 5 and surface ships Belleau Wood, Denver, Comstock, Mobile Bay, Preble, Hopper and Charlotte.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13560 (736 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: Marines' First Crucible: Belleau Wood
		BELLEAU, France, June 18, 1998 – For military historians and battlefield buffs, the wheat fields and farm villages here are rich in the details of heroic attacks, untold sacrifices and ultimate victory.
		Within Belleau Wood, Krulak said, he saw the grossly distorted, misshapen trees that today bear testament to the carnage.
		Belleau Wood was dedicated as an American battle monument in July 1923.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jun1998/n06181998_9806183.html (1108 words)

	The Starfleet Museum - Belleau Wood Class
		To allow BELLEAU WOOD-class vessels to serve as assault command ships, a more powerful communications array was installed in the forward secondary hull to complement the enlarged combat command center in the primary hull.
		Because the ships of the BELLEAU WOOD class were always to be accompanied by escorts, destroyers, and fighter/attack carriers and because orbital bombardment was to be performed by specialized arsenal ships (also known as fleet monitors) or heavy cruisers, only point-defense phasers were carried.
		Because of their large complement of shuttlecraft and generous interior space, BELLEAU WOOD ships have also been involved in several planetary evacuations and relief operations (the New Venice colony in 2238 and Filassh-B III in 2261) when matter transport was considered too dangerous.
	www.starfleet-museum.org /belleauwood.htm (878 words)

	Belleau Wood, Comstock to Return from Surge Deployment
		SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- More than 2,000 Sailors and Marines from USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) and USS Comstock (LSD 45) are slated to return to their homeport of San Diego Oct. 24, from a surge deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.
		Belleau Wood, Comstock and Denver departed U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet's (C5F) area of operations Sept. 14.
		Belleau Wood also helped save 12 crew members of an Indonesian vessel when the mariner's ship began to sink in the Persian Gulf.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2004/10/mil-041022-nns01.htm (452 words)

	First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918
		As a consequence of the open nature of the advance on the wood, casualties on the first day, 6 June, were the highest in Marine Corps history (a dubious record which remained until the capture of Japanese-held Tarawa in November 1943).
		Fiercely defended by the Germans, the wood was first taken by the Marines (and Third Infantry Brigade), then ceded back to the Germans - and again taken by the U.S. forces a total of six times before the Germans were finally expelled.
		The French name for the wood, Bois Belleau, was subsequently officially renamed Bois de la Brigade de Marine, in honour of the Marine Corps's tenacity in its re-taking.
	www.firstworldwar.com /battles/belleau.htm (435 words)

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