| 词条 | Major Lloyd W. Williams |
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| name = Major Lloyd W. Williams | image = Second Lieutenant Lloyd W. Williams, 1909 (18733657413).jpg | caption = Lloyd W. Williams, circa 1909 | birth_date = {{birth date|1887|1|5}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1918|6|12|1887|1|5}} | birth_place = Berryville, Virginia | death_place = Chateau-Thierry, France | placeofburial = Green Hill Cemetery, Berryville, Virginia | placeofburial_label = Place of burial | nickname = | allegiance = {{Nowrap|{{Flagdeco|United States|1912}} United States of America}} | branch = {{Flag|United States Marine Corps|1914}} | serviceyears = | rank = Major | unit = 2nd Battalion 5th Marines | commands = | battles =World War I
| awards = Silver Star (3) Purple Heart | laterwork = }} Lloyd W. Williams (June 5, 1887 – June 12, 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps who served and died in World War I. Early life and educationLloyd W. Williams was born on June 5, 1887 in Berryville, Virginia.[1] While very young, his family moved to Washington, DC.[1] Williams attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and graduated in 1907, as the captain of Alpha Company in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.[1][2] After graduating, he became a second lieutenant of the United States Marine Corps on December 11, 1909.[2] World War OneDuring World War One, Captain Williams was assigned to command the division's 51st Company in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment. On June 2, 1918, a division of Marines was sent to support the French army at the Battle of Belleau Wood. Lloyd Williams was serving as a company commander of 51st Company, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines. As the Marines arrived, they found French troops retreating. When advised to withdraw by a French colonel at the defensive line just north of the village of Lucy-le-Bocage, Williams bluntly replied: "Retreat, Hell! We just got here!" [3] On June 11, 1918, Williams led an assault which routed the German defenders at Belleau Wood near Chateau-Thierry, France. Only 1 of the 10 officers and 16 of the 250 enlisted men survived or escaped injury. According to a French Major's report, after he ordered Williams to withdraw, Williams told him to "go to hell." Later, when Williams had been gassed and injured by shrapnel and lay wounded on the battlefield, he told the approaching medics, "Don't bother with me. Take care of my good men." He later died from a shell explosion as he was being evacuated.[3][4] Awards
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Notes1. ^1 2 Clark, page 1. 2. ^1 Clark, page 2. 3. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://www.legion.org/stories/other/retreat-hell-we-just-got-here|title="Retreat, hell! We just got here."|last=Ferrebee|first=Robert A.|date=Dec 11, 2014|website=www.legion.org|publisher=The American Legion|access-date=February 1, 2017}} 4. ^Crocker(2006): 261. 5. ^Clark, page 17. 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/most-intense-unit-mottoes-in-the-marines-corps-2015-1|title=The 9 Most Intense Unit Mottoes In The Marine Corps|last=Szoldra|first=Paul|date=January 13, 2015|website=www.businessinsider.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=February 5, 2017}} References
|last = Clark |first = George B. |title = Retreat, Hell! We Just Got Here!: A Brief Biographical Sketch of Lloyd W. Williams |publisher = The Brass Hat |year = 1994 |oclc= 40761782 }}
|last = Crocker |first = H.W. |year = 2006 |title = Don't Tread on me: A 400-year history of America at War, from Indian Fighting to Terrorist Hunting |publisher = Crown Forum |isbn = 1-4000-5363-3 }}{{Refend}}
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