Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
GREATEST FIGHTERS
GREETED BY THUNDER
800 Men Who Fought in Every
Battle From Chateau-Thierry
to Meuse Dock Here
MEMBERS OF 80 DIVISION

The greatest fighters Of the war, bear
ing both scars and stars arrived here to-
day on the I'nites States transport FL
Sol. They kre members of the Third Di-
vision and fought in every battle from
Chateau Thicrry to the Meuse Argonne.
4 thunder shower greeted the soldiers
more than 500 Of them-as the ship
docked ut Snyder avenue wharf at 9:15
o'clock this morning.
The barrage of electric artillery in
the shape Of lightning flashes reminded
them Of what they had been through
"over there and they dsembarked
smiling Many Philadclphians were
among the returning heroes and the
glad welcome they received from rela
tivcs and friends made them forget the
elements.
/ Incidentally todays downpour was
the first bad weather they had since
leaving Brcst. France. on August "A.
Entitled to Seven Stars
They were each entitled to wear seven
stars. or one more than any other
American unit. Each star dcsignates
! battle.
I Several philadelphians share the hon
1 ors of this aggregation of fighters. Those
Of this city who were aboard the trans
port were:
d Captain William F. Dalton. Company
/ L. Headquarters Detachment, Seventh
Infantry. 3143 Memphi. street.
( Corporal John J. Malloy. 1904 Elm
wood avenue; George Wibbprly. G4O9
BUST avenue; Philip Synaugh. 1915
North Fftieth street. and NJ. J.
Zudzga. 1911 Wood street. oil of Com
pany X, Seventh Infantry.
/ Howard O. Shpwbrook, "A South
Yewdell street; Andrew Sykes. 1905
Fast Passyunk avenue. and Brisbane
Skiles. 1852 North Fifteenth street. Of
! Company NJ. and Irwin II. Kline. 3117
North Tenth street Of Company | Sew
cnth Infantry.
Relatives Defy Clouds
Regardless of threatening clouds half
n hundred relatives and friends went
down the Delaware river on the police
boat Ashbridge to give the soldiers a
real "wclcOme home.
When the ship was sighted near Mar
Gus Hook fusilladr of wireless
kisses started between those aboard
both crafts. And when the soldiers
fashioned kind
But they were not the only things the
boys got. There was coffee. ice cream,
sandwiches. cigars and cigarettes pro-
vided by the Red Cross workers.
Knights of Columbus. the Salvation
Army. Jewish Welfare Board and other
organizations.
The navy yard band added to the
general jublation and the big base
drum We'd with the thunder crashes in
making the welcome doubly voluminous
Aboard the transport were the fol
lowing units of the Third Division:
Headquarters Detachment Companies
I, X, L. NJ; Third Battalion. Seventh
Infantry; Medical Detachment; Fifth
Headquarters Detachment of the Fifth
Infantry Brigade.
1874 From Pennsylvania
: There were 124 officers and men from
Pennsylvania The troops were in com
mand Of Major Dallas H. Matthews
The transport was IN charge of Lieu
tcLant Commander o. T. Nelson.
The men entrained Immediately 70
Camp Dix and were warmly greeted b.
hundreds of persons who lined tn
streets as the trains passed.
Among the mascots brought over wa
German police dog and German polio
pup which were captured in the Ar
. sCune.
Several soldiers on board receive,
Distinguished Service Crosses. The
are:
Private Eugene Boutwell, Compan
X. North Pronowana. y. Y. who KEEP
n line of communication between Amer
lean troops in the Argonne for sevcl
hours while under heavy fire.
James Boggs. Ashland, Ky, VIII
saved a detachment of eighteen men b.
Drawing a heavy barrage to warn ther
of an attempted ambush by the enemy
Thomas Bregger, of Rockford, H.
who worked four days and nights with
= out rest or sleep.