Julius Chesnee Cogswell graduated at The Citadel April 7, 1917, two months ahead of class, to enter the U. S. Marine Corps. Commissioned second lieutenant after graduation he went to camp at Paris Island, South Carolina, then to Quantico, Virginia. From there he went to France with the Second Battalion of the Sixth Marines, a famous organization, on January 19, 1918. The Sixth Marines belonged to the Second Division; He spent three months in the trenches before going into the battle of Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry sector, in which the Marines won glory. Wounded first on June 3d, Lieutenant Cogswell refused to return to the rear, being unwilling to leave his men. However, he was forced to do so on June 8th, when he received the wound which he now bears. He was decorated with the American Distinguished Service Cross in Paris for skill and bravery. He was relieved from active service with the Marine Corps August 26, 1919.
Julius Chesnee Cogswell graduated at The Citadel April 7, 1917, two months ahead of class, to enter the U. S. Marine Corps. Commissioned second lieutenant after graduation he went to camp at Paris Island, South Carolina, then to Quantico, Virginia. From there he went to France with the Second Battalion of the Sixth Marines, a famous organization, on January 19, 1918. The Sixth Marines belonged to the Second Division; He spent three months in the trenches before going into the battle of Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry sector, in which the Marines won glory. Wounded first on June 3d, Lieutenant Cogswell refused to return to the rear, being unwilling to leave his men. However, he was forced to do so on June 8th, when he received the wound which he now bears. He was decorated with the American Distinguished Service Cross in Paris for skill and bravery. He was relieved from active service with the Marine Corps August 26, 1919.
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