Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-10
MANY Ouestions Answered.

H. L. H., Chicago--We have no
way Of keeping track of the move
ments of an individual soldier: II
your brother was sent homo as a
casual, he was very likely discharged
at one of the camps near New York
and given transportation money to
the place Of his enlistment. Would
advise you to write to the adjutant
general, Washington, d. C.
Mrs. e. C.-The 18th balloon COM
pany Is in the service Of supply, with
the headquarters Of the Fourth army
corps, and consequently is in the
army Of occupation. Its address Is
A. p. o. IT'S, which is at corps head
quarters, at Schweich. 1t is not
known when this army will be with
drawn from Germany. Write to the
adjutant general of the army for in
formation concerning an individual
soldier. Affidavits asking for the i'm
mediate release of soldier should
be sent to the commander of his
company Casual companies are
made up Of men who have been de-
tached from regular units for va
rious reasons; they are used for re-
placement purposes, or to organize
these men into groups for admins
tration purposes and to return home.
These are given serial numbers, and
as far as possible are made up of
men from the same parts of the
country.
S. B. C.-The 5Sth balloon COM
pany is in the service Of supply; its
present address is A. P. o. 704, ana
while 1t has not been assigned date
for sailing, 1t may be expected home
within few weeks.
A Friend-The oath engineers Is
in the supply and shop service of
the Second and Third armies, with
headquarters at Toul; its address is
A. P. o. 1884. No date has been fixed
for its return to America. ...
Mrs. M. McM.-The 41st COM
pany Of the goth engineers has not
yet been given sailing date, but
will very likely be sent home short
ly; a considerable number of the
forestry service in France already
have been sent back, and the rest
will not be held long after the cut
ting of timber has stopped.
Mrs. r. B.-The 10th infantry Is
part Of the army Of occupation, and
mo time has been fixed for its return
to America. 1t is attached to the
First brigade, headquarters at Het-
zerath, A. P. o. 1923.
B. E. W.-The sailing list for the
combat units is made up to the end
of June, and comprises all the COM
bat units save those held in the
army of occupation, and the 36th,
81st and 8Sth; these will very likely
be announced shortly. Mr.. Baker
says he hopes to have the army all
out of France by August, which
means all but the army in Germany
will be on the way home. The 3Sth
transportation corps is not yet as
signed date for sailing.
An Anxious Mother-We have no
! record Of the landing of company M
Of the 264th infantry; this organiza-
| ton was left behind when the DIST
| division sailed in March; companies
c to H Of tho regiment landed at
New York in April.
Mrs. L. M.-Camp hospital 43, A..
P. o. 713, is at Gievres, in the Loire
valley, southwest Of Paris. No date
has been fixed for its return to
America.
A Soldiers Daughter-The present
address Of graves registration unit
! No. 308 is via A. P. o. 918, which Is
at Toul. headquarters of the Second
army. We have no word as to when
| 1t will be returned to this country.
A Discharged Soldier-The 108th
field artillery is part of the 2Sth d.
vision, which Is on sailing schedule
for May. Parts of this division are
now on the way across the Atlantic,
but we have no way of telling which.
Watch The Bee for announcement.
A her-Headquarters Of the
Third division is at Osburg, A. P.
o. TAO. This Is the address also for
the Seventh infantry. The time for
withdrawal Of the army Of occupa-
tion from Germany is not yet fixed.
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