ˈæftɚ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ɪn jˈæfæŋk ænd ɪn fɹˈæns, ðə fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː mˈɛn ɐdvˈæns ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmˈænd ʌv luːtˈɛnənt kˈɜːnəl tʃˈɑːɹlz dˈʌbəljˌuː. wˈɪɾəlsi ˌɪntʊ ðə "pˈɑːkɪt" ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹɡɑːn fˈɔːɹɪst, tə hˈɛlp bɹˈeɪk dˌaʊn ðə səpˈoʊzɪdli ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl dʒˈɜːmən dᵻfˈɛns.
After training in Yaphank and in France, the 463 men advance under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey into the "Pocket" of the Argonne Forest, to help break down the supposedly impregnable German defense.