The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-26

Wa ash.ngton Nov 25.--tirst units of
 the American eXpcditionary froces to return from overseas arc expected to arrive in New York about ;he end of the present week
 General March. chief of staff, ali Inounced tonight that 3S2 officers and IG6Ii men of the mir service and other detachments training in England, now are homeward bound on the Mime kahda, Lapland, and Orcl. British lin- CTS The first two ships left Liver pool last Friday and the Orca sailed
 on Saturday
 This announcement means that the movement of the American troops TOW In England. the majority of whom are
 in air service dctaehments. will con- Itinue steadily until all of them, some 20 coo. have returned to this countdy. There are no regiments or other units of line troops in Great Britian. The first mo> ement of the larger units, such as brigades and divisions, will come from French ports, it Is assum- ed. as the British cross channel scr- vice undoubtedly Is completely occu- pied with the transportation of re- turning British forces. The units now enroute to New York and the ships on which they sailed were announced by General March,
 The units on the Mnnekahda are. Second aircraft acceptance park 70 officers and 557 men; 20 areo squaa- ron, three officers. and 2t9 men; 2l9 aero squadron, three officers l21 men; 25l squadron, 20 officers 1S9 men; 18th construction company air service, Six officers 2i2 men. 18th construction Compauy, seven officers. 23S men; 18th construction company five ofIiYcrs, 22S man: 22nd aero squadron. 2i of
 ficers, POI men: l75th squadron, two officers -30 men; 210 squadron, two officers &5t men; S33 squadron, tour
 officers 123 men: S39 squadron three
 officers 90 men; 259 squadron, 8 of
 ficers, 127 men; casual medical de- tachmert, siX officers, Is enlisted
 men. Total aboard 99 officers, 2sl3
 men.
 On the Lapland ere the units and
 casuals:
 First, Handey- Paige training sec
 tion: l26 officers 449 men; 69th photo section, one officer. thirty mon 10th
 photo section. one officer. 90 men; list photo section one officer thirty men; 72nd section, one officer. % mea; sail makers detachment. one officer, 100 men: 265:h afeo squadron. two offic- CTS, 119 men, 2G3rd squadron, two of fieers 196 men: 320 squadron, three officers. l22 men; S14th air squadron, two officers, l34 men; 3lSth squat
 ron two officers 120 men; 350th squadron, three officers. 121 men; S12 squadron, three officers, 123 men; air service casuals, A officers, lnixed cas-
 uals. II officers, one enlisted man. ono
 former nurse; oasuals sick and wound
 ed seven officers, fourteen men not
 requiring special attention, enlisted
 men attached to wounded officers. six,
 nurses three; casual medical detach-
 men. five officers. twelve men Total
 233 officers, four nurses 1,797 oth-
 CT ranks.
 On the steamer Orca which sailed
 from Liverpool for New York Noyem-
 her 23: A70th aero squadron, two oR-
 ficers 127 men; 471st squadron, three officers, 191 men; 47Sth squadron, six
 officers, 125 men; i79th squadron. four
 officers. TAO men; 22ith squadron, two
 officers, 225 men: 260th squadron two officers. l2G men; 201st squadron, ;
 officers, IA men; S52nd squadron,
 four officers, 125 men: 3rd construct ion company, air service. four officers
 e35 men: casuals. medical department
 four officers F men; total S5 officers and 1890 men
 Before General March's announce menf. Secretary Baker discussed wit newspaper correspondents the return of American troops from France. Their homeward movements, he said.
 ss 'f~~nnAenf almost entirely upon thT