Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-03
EMOTIONS MINGLED AS LAST
OF 10TH LEFT ST. NAZAIRE
Sergeant Zesbegs Diary Tells Of Joy Over Coming Home and
Sorrow Leaving Greatest Adventure

surface of joy, here and there were
sneaky tremors of regret, touches of
sentiment. half conscious realization of
farewell to a great adventure. The
Intangible feeling may be better repre-
sented by a poem written by 315th
Infantry man, Arthur Stanley Roberts,
d. s. c., of 1858 Chestnut street, a
former officer of the State Fencibles
and the Maryland National Guard:
Brest. Prauthoy, Robert Espasne,
=, Blercourt, Jouy and Esnes--
Many time in later years
II Vel Vel. wish we could see them again
cierges and Nantiliois%
often Wen want to hear again
The voice of our fallen boys.
FhiIlombois; Troyon and Herbeuville,
-, Hannonville. st. Mihiel-
Gave thrills e'fS,ps we no IonseT Snei feel ina "O'
Vssheranylle Brabant, Molleville farm,
What wonderful bravery our boys showed.
Such marvellous will to do.
Dusny and Souilly, St. NaZaire--
Back to our native shore;
There's names and times we'll never forget
When we fought in the worldwide war.
AT dusk the Krooland was alone in
the bowl of the. gray green sea, plung-
ing westward. Land had disappeared.
Entire Division on Water
Monday, May 19-These units were
on the Kroonland's passenger list 1:
Seventy ninth Division headquarters,
with Major General Joseph E. Kuhn,
of Philadelphia. in command; 3O4th
Engineers Regiment, 304th Engineer
Train, and most of the Third Battalion
of the 316th Infantry Regiment. all Of
the Seventy ninth Division; Seventh
Battalion of the Twentieth Engineers
Regiment. two companies Of the 5Olst
Engineers Regiment; Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Companies of the Second
Regiment of Air Service Mechanics,
and casual company. There were
about 5000 officers and men, not in :
cluding the ships officers and crew,
numbering 625.
The entire division was on the water,
the bulk of it, bound for Newport News,
Va. being tucked away in ships some
where out on the broad expanse OF
water ahead of us. When the s. o. s.
began packing the vessels at st. Ma
Zaire with units of the Seventy ninth,
headquarters lost track of its com
rades All that the Kroonland's voy
ayers knew was that they were racing
home the other outfits---the 154th Field
Artillery Brigade. consisting of the
310th, 311th and 312th Field Artillery
Regiments; 157th Infantry Brigade
consisting of the 313th and 314th In
fantry Regiment and 311th Machine
gun Battalion 15Sth Infantry Brigade
consisting of the 315th and 316th In.
fantry Regiments and 312th Machine
gun Battalion; 304th Trench Mortar
Battery, 31Oth Machine gun Battal.
ion: 304th Field Signal Battalion
3O4th Divisional Trains. 304th Ammu
milton Train, 304th Supply Train
304th Sanitary Train and the Seventy
ninth Military Police Company.
A half tame Southwestern tipped {
laden sea with silver, causing a ris'
in last nights suppers. The CHECKER
sandwiches and ice cream of Ger
tain Philadelphia officer having ,failet
to agree with him. and the hot dogs ant
sauer kraut of private having become
uneasy, the pair were leaning over thu
starboard rail. -
Officer (sympatheticallyS S-Have 70,
weak stomach? J ,,
Private (irritably do you ge
that way? Amt l throwing it as fa
as you are?
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