The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-22
10th Supply Train Reaches
Newport News Aboard the
Virginian On Tues
day Evening.
MAY GO TO CAMP CUSTER
kilograms From More Than Forty Ke-
noshans Arrived At Newport Bring
Messages of Good Cheer = To Be
Home In Two Weeks.

marched away with Captain Dayton in
the summer of 1917 are back in the
good old g. s. A. As IsemDers of the
10th supply train the men landed at
Newport News late Tuesday afternoon
and this morning kilograms filtering
through from the East are bringing
great rejoicing in the homes of some
forty boys who went from Kenosha.
The first word of the landing of the
10th came from Corporal Harold Bres-
nahan and later messages were receiv-
ed from Sergeant Frank Lane, Floyd
S. Hill, Dominick Petracei and others.
The word coming from Newport
News says that the members of tho
| 10th will leave there in short time
for Camp Custer for demohilization. 1t
is SUPPOSED that one account of thu
very crowded conditions at Carks
,4trant fsznn Custer Ass -s.e9es ed
as the rehabilitation caEap fox the
10TH and it is possible that this change
will hurry the return of the boys to
Kenosha. It IS expected that they
viii be detraining in Kenosha within
tue next ten days or two weeks ami
that great reception viii be given
10 the Boys.
The members of the Supply CoIa-
pany came back without their command
ing Officer, Captain Asbury Vale. as
he had Feen detained in Germanv fer
important work of the army there.
The 10th are coming home filled
with the thrills of war. They were
the first of the Kenosha volunteers to
be under fire of the enemy as all of the
boys who arrived Tuesday night were
aboard the Inflated Tuscania, one of
the three troop ships carrying United
States soldiers to be reached by the
torpedoes Of the German submarines.
These men returning now were all
aboard the Tuscania and they won
their first laurels of war on account Of
the bravery they showed at this time.
They saw lot Of hard service in
France. They were with the army at
Fismes, at the Verdun front in Ala
SAGE, at Scissors and in the Meuse-Ar<
come campaign. They were among the
last of the United States troops to be-
withdrawn from the fighting front and
among the first to be sent with the
army of occupation into Germany.
Many Of the members of the company
have received special commendation
from both the French and the American
army leaders on account of the service
rendered.
The company is not coming home in-
tact Many of the men were transfers
red to other divisions of the army and
several Of the men who went with
them from Kenosha were left sleeping
under the little white crosses in the
American cemeteries in France. Wide
ly known among the boys who went
away with Company NJ was Billy Ball.
He was one of the few members Of
the company to. fall in actual combat
with the enemy. He was a great fav-
orite with the members of the company
aud on the return of the whole company
to Kenosha memorial services will be
held in his honor. IT is improbable
that the remains of Billy Ball will be
brought back to the states. He died
fighting bravely and some of his
friends have declared that it was his
wish to lie where he fell under the
vine covered grave provided for him
in France.
It is expected that enroute to Camp
Custer the members of the 10th will
be sent by way Of Detroit and that
they viii not be seen in Kenosha until
after they have been finally mustered
out of the service. The list of men
arriving with the 10th as given by
Captain Vale is:
The Kenosha boys aboard the trans
port included:
First Glass Sergeant Edward Void.
Sergeants Floyd S. Hill, Charles
w. soukup, Otto Nelson, George R.
Stephenson.
Corporals = Francis E. Anderson,
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