News of Our Soldiers, June 23 and 24, 1919

From the Hickory Daily Record, June 24, 1919.

More Soldiers Are Back From France

By the Associated Press

Newport News, Va., June 24—Nine officers and 470 men of the 306^th supply train, 81^st (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 20^th engineers, several service companies of the 20^th 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 81^st 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 81^st (Wildcat) division. The motor battalion headquarters, medical detachment and ordnance detachment and four companies of the 306^th ammunition train, and medical detachment, headquarters detachment and other companies of the 306^th field signal battalion together with the divisional military police, commissary unit No. 31, the 306^th 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 81^st division to land in Charleston Sunday and he is expected home from Camp Jackson the latter part of the week.