Battles of the First World War Podcast22 Okt 2025

2026 Lost Battalion Tours Meuse-Argonne Pilgrimage

We have dates for the 2026 Meuse-Argonne Battlefield Pilgrimage!

The trip is from July 02 - 08, 2026.

This next visit will be one where we really plan to put boots on the ground: we will be walking in the paths of some individual Doughboys in 2026. This is a new feature of Lost Battalion Tours, and we're excited to share it with you!

A sample of the 2026 itinerary:

Day 2

- "Malancourt to Montfaucon:"

- 79th Division's first combat tour 26-30 SEP 1918

- In the footsteps of Major Harry Dravo Parkin

- Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

- Guided visit

- Retreat ceremony at 1630

Day 4

- 42nd Div breaks the Kriemhilde Stellung: "…or a list of 5,000 casualties"

- Visits to La Tuilerie Farm Site, Musarde Farm, Côte de Chatillon

- In the footsteps of Medal of Honor recipient Private Thomas Neibauer

- Meuse-Argonne breakout, 2nd Division Race to the Meuse: "I am going across that river…"

- La Sartelle Farm, Villemontry Overlook, East bank at crossing site, Warmont/Belle Fontaine Farms

- In the footsteps of USMC Corporal Elton Mackin

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