Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Shepherd akabatira muminda yokudzivirira pedyo neVerdun. Apo maAmerican Expeditionary Forces (AEF) akazvipira kurwisana muchirimo cha1918 kuti amise chiGermany mberi kuParis, akabatanidzwa muAisne-Marne kurwisa (Château-Thierry) kwaakakuvadzwa kaviri muchiito paBelleau Wood munguva ye
vachirwisana ikoko muna June 1918. Musi waChikunguru 28, 1918, Marine Corps Major General John A. Lejeune (Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, akatumidzwa zita ra1942) akatora kutungamira kwe2nd Division. Akadzokera kumberi muna Nyamavhuvhu, achibatanazve ne5th Marines, uye akaona chiito muSt. Mihiel uye Meuse-Argonne kurwisa (Champagne) kwaakakuvadzwa kechitatu, akapfurwa mutsipa nepfuti.