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Commemorating the 100th Anniversary Battle of Seicheprey

April 20, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

“Remembering Seicheprey and the Boys from Connecticut’s 102nd Infantry”

Early in the morning of 20 April 1918, 3,000 German storm troopers attacked the town of Seicheprey, engaging soldiers of the 102ndRegiment in the first major military action undertaken by American troops in World War I. 81 Connecticut soldiers were Killed in Action as the 102nd Regiment repulsed the German attack.  The memory of these Connecticut soldiers’ bravery and sacrifice has faded in the 100 years since the action at Seicheprey occurred.

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Details

Date:
April 20, 2018
Time:
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Venue

Memorial Hall, Connecticut State Library & Museum
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, 06106 United States
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Phone
8607576685
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