"Unsupported, raked by shellfire, and pressed on three sides, the troops in the swale broke and fled. The survivors huddled on the rear slope of Hill 274, pounded by regular, cruelly accurate blasts of shrapnel that cut whole squads to pieces at a time." A quote from Author Edward Lengel in his book To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918.

One-hundred years ago, a young buck private named Andrew A. Capets entered the battlefield of the epic Meuse-Argonne Offensive under the command of Captain John Kean. A century later, the son of John Kean meets the grandson of Andrew A. Capets on the anniversary of the beginning of that battle. Both men both bear the namesake of their respective ancestor. 

Photos of the Enlisted Men 

The following photos have been collected from various online sources and sharing courtesy of family descendants.