Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
FIVE DIVISIONS
ADDED BY MARCH
Size of American Army of Occu-
patton Marching Into Ger
many Increased.
'DlCKMAN WILL COMMAND
Chief of Staff Also Announces
That 100000 Are Re-
leased.


additional divisions have been def
nitely assigned to the American army
OF occupation now advancing into Ger
many. General March announced to-
day. They are the Second and Sew
enth Regulars. the Twenty-eiShth
(Pennsylvania) and Thirty-third Ulli-
nofs) National Guard, and the Seventy
ninth tNortheas, Pennsylvania, Mary
land and District OF columhia) Ma
tional Army Divisions
The official composition of the Amer
lean army OF occupation. tho Third
American Army. as reported by Gem
eral Pershing. follows: First. Second.
Third. Fourth. Fifth, Seventh regu-
michigan and Wisconsin5, serIso Tsirty,
third and Forty-second (Rainbow) Ma
fiGnai Eirh,r nin,h Gnards: Is seventy-ninth and
Dakota. Nebraska, Colorado, New Mex
leo and Arizona) National Army.
Major-General Joseph T. Dickman
Tho personnel assigned by General
p;Srshing p;Hsl hg for early return home was
GERS and 125.5i5 men. Additional sI' units Di't
of the Ninety-second and Eighty-sevs
enth Divisions. with some coast artil-
GUIDED
General March announced that at
hon home during the, past week more than
total number OF ofilcers released up up
to yesterday was 1868. The discharge
So system ,hn nson Is being rapidly .speeded up
more accustomed to the operations.
lAnnouneement was made of the sail
quehanna. Santa Anna nd DeKalb with
SICK. wounded and casuals. The Santa
Anna and DeKalb sailed December .
York about December II. The DeKalb
naa on board eleven naval officers and
S.n S.4 naval lien enlisted men: The. susaue-
ss and is due in New York Deem
The total OF returning troops al
ready actually embarked Tor home was
announced as S54 officers, 1865 men.
lSS civilians. nurses and 9 prison
;.4::.. ;.:ls .s.....2....ssZlSESTE.sEYE DIVISION
sTo set at rest rntnors regarding
sswsassleS Y5as n1vssn II shs
March announced that after a careful
examination OF casualty lists It had
been found it's total casualties report
ed 10 from al causes was A officers and
Since the stay of the army of occu-
patton abroad is indefinite, General
ask Congress for new enlistment ex-
GhaREs; n1an;sion Under Iadi the present law no
as will be needed after the expiration
Of war enlistments.
,n So far as s. transportstion is concerned
TO bring home all National Guard and
National Army divisions within the
large unit, will be sent for demobiiI-
General Pershing cables that the unit
has started for home
The five divisions added to the army
or occupation have been given the task
Of occupying .Luxemburg. General
around Montmedy, ST. Mihicl and Lon
guyon. They form the second line OF
the army or occupation ready to re-
enforce the other army on the Rhine IL
necessary.
In the additional units which Gen
cral Pershing has designated for early
return are 1.426 officers and c9,3S1 en-
listed men.
TO RETURN SOON
Additional units assigned to early
return home include the Three Hun
dred and Twelfth Supply Train. Com
panies G and D; Ambulance Company
Three Hundred and Forty-six. Fifty
Regiments. Coast Artillery Corps. and
Headquarters Company and Batteries
c. ID. L and + Of latter: advance school
detachment from Eighth. Tenth. Elev-
enth Field Artillery Brigade. Companies
!EEeTty-fifth !Es, Infantry; Headquarters
Ih,T1y-frst NJ I,,srf Artillery Brigade. Coast
Forty-sixth Infantry. Three Hundred
ion; Casual Company One. Chemical
.S, Warfare Service, Three Hundred and
Supply Company. Eighth Antiaircraft
Sector. with First. Second Third and
Fourth Antiaircraft Batteries. and
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