On the outside of the town hall of Souilly, France
is a bronze tablet identifying this building as the headquarters of the
American First Army towards the end of World War I. Inscribed in French and English is the
following:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMY
OCCUPIED THIS BUILDING FROM SEPTEMBER 21, 1918
TO THE END OF HOSTILITIES, AND FROM HERE
CONDUCTED THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE,
ONE OF THE GREATEST OPERATIONS OF THE WAR.
