Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-03-27
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ARRIVE HOME
Former National Guard Units
From Ohio and Other States
Reach Port.
TROOPS FOR CAMP GRANT
6attleships Vermont, Connecticut,
North Carolina, Montana and
Transport kroonIand Carry
Fighters Back From
France.

Newport News, Va. March 25.-The
battleships Vermont, Connecticut and
New Hampshire. and the transport
kroonland, bearing total of 6,8O1
officers and men, including parts OF
the old Ohio and Texas national guard.
arrived here from France.
On the Vermont, which left Brest
March II, We're 522 men of the 136th
field artillery and 69S men of the 135th
field artillery, both former Ohio guard
units. The Connecticut brought the
remainder of the 136th field artillery
and headquarters of the Sixty-second
field artillery brigade. The New Hamp.
shire had the remainder of the 135th
field artillery and part of the 134th
field artillery.
On the kroonland, which sailed from
st. Nazaire March 10, were 2,943 Off
GERS and men, including the 1920 field
artillery complete, a part of the Texas
guard, which will demobil;ze at Camp
Bowie.
Men for Camp Grant on Board.
New York, March 25.--More than
2.40O troops of the Fortieth division.
comprising former national guard
units of California, Nevada, Utah.
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, ar
rived here on the steamship Matsonia
from Bordeaux
The arrivals comprised So officers
and 1918 men of the 160th infantry
field and staff, machine gun battalion,
headquarters company, supply com
pany medical detachment and com.
panies A, b. G. D. p. f, g, II, /,
X, L and M-for twelve camps
throughout the country; and four de
tachments Of the 159th infantry, total
ing 12 officers and 1923 mentor
Camps Upton, Grant, Lewis and Sher.
man. % 81 A
y !AnsisasF arinas 2,a14 Trpnps.
Also on G.. Matsonia, whii ed,ss ssisli
home in all 1898 troops. were seven
officers and 416 men, comprising siS
detachments of the Twenty-sixth en-
gineers, for Camps Kearney, Pike
Devens Grant, Lewis and Meade; and
| number of casuals. Six officers and
| III men returned sick or wounded.
The steamship Antigone, also from
Bordeaux, brought home 2,S14 troops
| of whom 102 officers and 1928 mer
We're sick or wounded The Others
were casuals, including casual com
pany No. So, Iowa, and a company Of
marines.
1877 on North Carolina.
| The cruiser North Carolina arrived
from Brest with 1,471 troops. Units
included the 1O3d trench mortar bat
terry. four officers and sixty-three mer
Of the Twenty-eighth division (formel
national guard of Pennsylvania, fol
Camps Devens and Upton; 13Oth aert
squadron, three officers and leS men
and casual companies Nos. 374 ant
972. Illinois; 377 and 900, Pennsyl
vaaia; go, Washington state; 973
Kentucky; 975, Missouri; 71O, Ne
b.aska; 723, North Carolina, and 37s
rJew York.
Camp Grant Detail on Montana.
The cruiser Montana. also from
Brest, brought 1,477 troops, Including
SO officers and 1919 men of the Thir
4 ty-seventh division (former nationa
guardsmen of Ohio and West Vir
giniO, the 10th sanitary train com
plete, for Camps Sherman, Taylor ant
Dix; 112th military police. for Camp.
Sherman, Grant, Dodge, Taylor ant
i Custer; 112th mobile ordnance repair
shop, for Camp Sherman; 10TH trair
headquarters, for Camp Sherman
112th engineer train for Camp Sher
man.
4 Also on the Montana We're twent,
naval enlisted men and casuals,' tn,
latter including casual companies Nos
737, Texas; 73S. California, and 732
4 New York.