The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-05-31

SOLDIERS WHO HAVE RETURNED
BOYS Honorably Discharged from the
Army at Home Again.
Edmond Esneault of Faubourg la
Pipe, returned yesterday from Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Tex, where ne
was honorably discharged from the
army. He was member of Head
quarters Company, Signal Corps
43rd Infantry. He is looking as t1ne as
peacock and expresses himself as
having been we'll satisfied with army
life. His relatives and friends are
glad to welcome him back home.
Pa
Lee J. Forticr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Felix Fortier of Faubourg la Pipe,
returned home Tuesday from Camp
Shelby, Miss, where he was honor
ably discharged from the army. He
enlisted in New Orleans April 19,
I1917, and was sert to Camp Beau
regard, from which place he left for
Europe Aug. 22, 1913, as member
of the 15Gth Infantry band. He was
later transferred to the 305th In
i.fantry band, 77th New York Division.
His relatives and friends are glad to
have him with them again.
| ~ "a
Frank Reiger, the gallant younG
son of Mrs. Frank Reiger, ST., re-
turned home Wednesday from Camp
Shelby, Miss, where he was honor
ABLY discharged from the army on
the 2Gth inst. Young iteiger was
with the army in France fourteen
months and was on the battle front
six months. He took part in the
battles of the Vosges, Chateau,
Thierry and Mount st. Mihiel, as g
member of the 161st Field Hospital
Corps. He is looking the picture OF
good health and is glad to be back
with his relatives and friends again.
Sidney Acosta, son OF Deputy Sher
iff and Jai1er Lucien Acosta, return
ed home Tuesday after being honor
ably discharged from the army. Hs
was a member of Co. B, Machine Cur
Bn., 82nd Division and was in France
nine months, and> in active ser
vice nine days when~<-1e armistict
was signed. He is looking hale ant
hearty and is glad to be home again
The Chief is in receipt of letter
from it's friend, w. l.. Tearney o:
New Orleans, in which he says tina
his son, Patrick L. Tearney, returned
home May 28 from Camp Shelby
Miss, where he was honorably dis
charged from the army after twelve
months overseas.
Dave Mccormick, son-in-law OF J
|E. Weldon, superintendent OF tn
logging department of the BoWl'
Lumber Company in St. James par
ish. having been honorably discharg
ed from the army after serving witt
the Marine corps, returned to M
home from Paris Island, S. c., fev
weeks ago. Mr.. Mccormick at tn
time he volunteered for service wa
the chief bookkeeper and genera
manager Of the Bowie Lumber Com
pany's plant at st. James, and ne !
again at his post of duty. His onl.
regret is that he did not get
/. chance for active service.
Earl M. Marchand Of Darrow, VIII
was recently honorably discharge
from the army, returned home a fey
days ago. As member of the 8Otl
leo, 9Th Regimer Marines, he spen
lone year il France, and eigh
. g q
], ,IIwounded IN the should Oh June
Hast, and spent three months IN
hospital, and was convalescing Whel
Z the armistice was signed. Upon nj
return to the United States he wa
|sent to Quantico, Va, near the Pc
tomac river, from which place he wa
discharged. He has made applica
ton for admission to one of the vo
!, }cational schools provided by the gov
Eernment. The relatives and friend
of the young soldier are glad to hav
him in their midst and hope that hi
duplication for admission to the VIC
, cational school will be favorably re
ceived and that he will soon enter VI
on the studies which will qualify hir
} for his chosen profession.
"a
Sidney Leblanc, the gallant youn
son of N. B. Leblanc Of Port Barrow
arrived home last Monday, after hay
ling been honorably discharged fror
the army Young Leblanc enliste
for service at Flint, Mich, where h
was employed at the time, Sept. u
1917. He was sent to Camp Bowie
Fort Worth, Texas, for training o
Oct. %. From there he was sent t
Camp Merritt, N. j., Jan. Is, 1915
and sailed for France about on
: month later He arrived oversee
Feb. "a, and after training for abou
three months went into the trenche
: in Alsace on May II. He rename
: fourteen months on the battle line
and saw active and thf2ipg servic
in the Vosges sector. He sailed fo
the states May 2; arrived in Me-
York on the 9th, and was discharge
from Battle Creek, Mich, few day
later Young Leblanc was wounde
in the left arm by piece of stee
from a high explosive German shell
The piece of metal, about one inc
square, was imbeded in the flesh
part Of his arm, and when remove
; left large scar. He carries thi
fragment of steel with him as
souvenir of thr great war. His SAT