Sii wadida faqradan - Shepherd wuxuu ka soo shaqeeyay qeybaha difaaca ee Verdun. Markii ciidamada Mareykanka ee loo yaqaan 'American Expeditionary Forces' (AEF) ay ku lug lahaayeen dagaalka guga 1918 si ay u joojiyaan horumarka Jarmalka ee ku wajahan Paris, wuxuu ka qeyb qaatay weerarkii Aisne-Marne (Château-Thierry) halkaas oo laba jeer lagu dhaawacay ficilkii Belleau Wood intii lagu jiray dagaalka halkaas ka dhacay bishii Juun 1918.
Waxaad Bishii Luulyo 28, 1918, Major General John A. Lejeune (Xarunta Saldhigga Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, oo loo magacaabay 1942) ayaa la wareegay amarka Qaybta 2aad. Wuxuu ku soo laabtay safka hore bishii Agoosto, isagoo ku soo biiray ciidanka 5-aad ee ciidamada badda, wuxuuna ku soo biiray weeraradii St. Mihiel iyo Meuse-Argonne (Champagne) halkaas oo uu ku dhaawacmay markii saddexaad, oo uu ka dhaawacmay madaxa.