More Soldiers Are
Back From France
By the Associated
Press
Newport News, Va., June 24—Nine officers and 470 men of the
306th supply train, 81st (Wildcat) division, arrived in
port this morning on the U.S.S. Montpelier from St. Nazaire, which brought a
total of 2,040 men.
Other troops aboard were veterinary hospital Number 7, Le
Mans provisional battalion Number 245, headquarters detachment, 13t battalion
of the 20th engineers, several service companies of the 20th
engineers and a part of the 343d service battalion.
From the Hickory Daily Record, June 23, 1919.
Some Fine Pictures
Mr. C.P. Puett today received a number of beautiful
photographs and post cards from his son, Mr. Raymond Vann Puett, with the
ordnance department in France. The young man enlisted at Washington and for
some time has been in Paris. Among the pictures are the tomb of Napoleon,
Eiffel Tower and scores of other famous places in the French capital. The
pictures are real art treasures and will be preserved by the lad’s father.
Vessel Arrives With
Men of 81st Division
Charleston, June 23—The transport Roanoke arrived here
yesterday with 1,371 officers and enlisted men from France. The soldiers were
sent to Camp Jackson, Columbia, for demobilization.
Most of the veterans belong to units of the 81st
(Wildcat) division. The motor battalion headquarters, medical detachment and
ordnance detachment and four companies of the 306th ammunition
train, and medical detachment, headquarters detachment and other companies of
the 306th field signal battalion together with the divisional
military police, commissary unit No. 31, the 306th mobile ordnance
repair shop and a casual company made up of the complement of 35 officers and
1,336 men.
Mr. Zell T. Setzer, ordnance sergeant, was among the troops
of the 81st division to land in Charleston Sunday and he is expected
home from Camp Jackson the latter part of the week.
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