Belleau Wood

Belleau Wood may refer to:

  • The Battle of Belleau Wood, near Château-Thierry, France, the scene of heavy fighting by U.S. Marines in World War I
  • USS Belleau Wood, two United States Navy ships that have been named after the Battle:
    • USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), a light aircraft carrier (1942–1953), later in the French Navy as the Bois Belleau (1953–1960)
    • USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), an amphibious assault ship (1978–2006)

Famous quotes containing the word wood:

    “I was with Hercules and Cadmus once,
    When in a wood of Crete they bayed the bear
    With hounds of Sparta: never did I hear
    Such gallant chiding; for besides the groves,
    The skies, the fountains, every region near
    Seemed all one mutual cry. I never heard
    So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)