Among The Union County Boys Who Landed at Newport News, Va., June 27, 1919

From the Monroe Journal, June 27, 1919

Union County Boys Land at Newport News, Va. . . . Members of the 56^th Pioneer Infantry Will Go to Camp Lee, Va., for Demobilization. . . Editor of The Journal Expects to be Home Next Week

Telegrams were received yesterday from members of the 56^th Pioneer Infantry stating that they had landed at Newport News, Va., and would be sent to Camp Lee, Va., to be demobilized.

It is presumed that all the Union county boys who were members of Companies B and C of the 56^th, who had not previously returned to the states, were among the number landed. They are about 60 in number.

The men who landed Wednesday were entrained for Camp Wadsworth, S.C., on Aug. 8, 1918, and in five weeks they were in the battle area. Following the signing of the armistice they were attached to the Army of Occupation in Germany.

Mr. John Beasley, editor of The Journal, was a member of Company C of the regiment. He left his company on May 7 for a tour of the battle areas of France with a party of newspaper men. All expenses of those making the trip were born by the government in order that accurate and first hand information might be secured for the American people. Many of The Journal readers are looking forward to the articles which he will write regarding this trip. So far as is known he was the only newspaper man from North Carolina in the party. He is supposed to have rejoined his company two days before it left for the embarkation port.

Following are the names of the Union county men in Companies B and C who have not previously returned, and are supposed to have landed Wednesday.

Willie Hoover

Joseph C. Hill

William E. Sewell

Arthur Helms

Clifford Condor

John F. Ghant

Oscar B. Shelly

William R. Hanna

Brinkley I. Simpson

J.L. Brooks

Thomas B. Price

Maurice W. Biggers

John F. Wilson

Henry E. Harmon

Floyd M. Helms

S. Bland Keziah

Milas P. Medlin

Bryce Thomas

Wm. S. McWhorter

W.J. Summerford

Fred L. McRorie

Benj. Troy Pigg

James Fowler

Titus Long

Reece Phifer

James F. Broom

Daniel Murphy

Otis S. Braswell

Fred Threatt

E. Carl Helms

Jas. A. Williams

Mack Price

Oscar B. Nash

Newton C. Griffin

Joseph O. Ross

Samuel E. Starnes

Wm. Walter Knight

John D. Futch

Ira L. Presson

Rufus E. Duncan

Jas. A. Little

Amos A. Medlin

Geo. W. Wentz

Joseph J. James

Capers S. Mackey

Clayton E. Baucom

John T. Carpenter

Myron Green

Thomas I. McBride

Lacy L. McCormick

John A. Beasley

Louie F. Hart

John R. Winchester

Claud Duncan

T. Olin McManus

Oscar M. Abernethy