Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-19
NEBRASKA BOYS
FROM OVERSEAS
AT CAMP DODGE
Members OF 18TH Field Ar.
tiIIery Happy to Be So
Near Home; Mustered
Out Within Week.
From J stafF Correaponaent.

From a staff Correspondent.
Camp Dodge. la. Jan. lS.-Wear-
ing blue service chevrons for their
less than six months abroad, and
the distinctive shoulder ornament
designating the Sandstone division,
upwards OF LOCO members of the One
Hundred and Twenty-seventh field
artillery of the Thirty-fourth divi-
sion arrived at Camp Dodge today
in two contingents, on the last lap,
of the journey home from the fields
Of France. \
For the most part this combat or
ganization was composed OF mem
bers of the former Fourth Nebras-
LA guard, with a sprinkling of Iowa
men and others from northwestern
and middle western states. Their
spirit, however, was distinctly Ne
braskan, for their first question was
how far it was TO home, and when
the trains left
No particular welcome at Camp
Dodge awaited these men, to whom
the arms of their native state will
be thrown open within week.
When Do We Eatl
And when they had set down their
goods and chattelS, which ranged
from tin hats to Belgian Red Cross
dogs, their first query was that al
ways known of the doughboy:
when do we eat?"
Bring Out lag produeers
Musical instruments were unlim-
beged and before long quartets and
sextets iaEzed in all parts of the bar
racks Canteens were quickly spied
and stocks Of pies soon were de-
pleted.
Oh, baby one youth joyfully
gurgled, with his face half way
buried in a lemon pie. Nothing
ike this in sunny France" That
seemed to be the spirit of the whole
aggregation, that were enjoying
something to the utmost which
never could have existed outside Of
The u. S. "A.
The regiment, as it arrived here.
was in command of Col. S. M. Eng
lish, with Major Leonard B. Smith,
second in command. More than so
officers accompanied the unit,
which included a number from.
Omaha, according to the regimertal
roster
Some Who Are Back. &,
Among them were: Capt. Leo ].
Crosby of 1924 Davenport street,
Omaha; Capt. Edward L. Wilbur,
234l South Thirty-secpnd street,
Omaha; Capt. Thos r. Kerschner,
Portland apartments, Omaha; Capt.
Floyd NJ Gettys, Big Springs, Neb;
Capt. Hugh P. Kelly, Florence,
Neb.; 1t. c. w. Parks, Lincoln,
Ncb.; 1t. T. 1. Connolly, Deeatufs
Neb., and 1t Joseph F. Fialto Of
s40S South I Fenty-second street,
Omaha.
Among the priced possessions Of
the regiment is a Belgian dog, the
property of Captain Kersciiner,s who
bought it in France. The animal is
a member OF the Red Cross, and has
done its share in the war by wear
ing gas mask, just like ! dough-
boy and patrolling no-maus land,
giving help to the wounded.
Trip Uneventful.
Members of this organization,
like many others from middle west
ern states, saw only the twilight Of
the war. geN
The One Hundred and Twenty
seventh was in training at Clement
Ferrand, a heavy artillery school
center, when the armistice was
signed, and remained there until
November %, when they were
moved TO Brest for transport home.
The trip back was uneventful, Of
hcers declared, except they were
thrilled by the warm welcome ac-
corded them at Newport News, Va.
On the trip over the transport on
which the One Hundred and TWEEN
ty-seyenth were passengers became
detached from the convoy during
the turmoil which existed when the
troop ships Kashmire and Otranto
collided two days out from Eng
land.
When the fog blanket lifted, the
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh's
transport was headed for the coast
Of Scotland and locked at Glasgow.
Under the mustering-out sched-
ule at Camp Dodge, the men will
be held in camp for six days, while
physical examinations are had, final
records completed, discharges made
out, and the all-iinportant work of
paying off is completed.
Then il will be one wild. happy,
care-free rush for home. 20