France
Tucked into the countryside north of Laon lies the site of a mission that never returned. Here, in the final weeks of the liberation of France, three Allied operatives embarked on an assignment that would become the last undertaken by an OSS Jedburgh team.
The team consisted of three men from different backgrounds united by a common mission. Major John Bonsall was a Princeton graduate and ROTC officer whose legal studies were interrupted by the war.
As the team moved out, a torrential rainstorm swept across the countryside. Visibility disappeared. Communication became nearly impossible. The darkness that offered protection also created confusion. Navigating muddy roads and unfamiliar terrain, Team Augustus eventually entered a village still occupied by German forces. What happened next unfolded in seconds.
