The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-29
MARINE REGIMENTS SAIL
 FOR THE J. 5. Men Who Fought at Verdun, Chateau Thierry and
 St. Mihiel. FOUR TRANSPORTS
 HAVE 5000 ABOARD More Than 600 D. $. C.'s Awarded Men of Second
 Division.

Washington, July 29.---Announce- ment was made last night that the vanguard of the famous Second Di- vision of regulars, including COCO ma rines, has sailed from Brest for the United States. Included among these are the marines who fought in the Verdun sector, at Chateau Thierry, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Champaign (Blanc Mont), the Meuse-Argonne of fensive, and who marched to the Rhine with the American army of oc- equation.
 Four transport with nearly 5000 ma rines sailed from Brest on Saturday, and are due to arrive at New York be- tween Aug. and 5. Another trans port leaves today and a sixth on the day following, both bearing Marines. The schedule of the sailing of the var ious Marine units follows:
 Transport, George Washington, left Brest July 26, with 12O officers and 3.473 men of the Fifth Regiment; five officers and 30 men of the headquar- ters rf the Fourth Br llde a&i A off cer5 and 1000 men of the Second Bat talion of the Sixth Regiment. Due at New York on Aug. 3.
 Transport Rinjdam sailed July 26 with 23 officers and 1000 men of the First Battalion, Sixth Regiment. Due at New York on Aug. 3.
 Transport Wilhelmina sailed on July 26, with 42 officers and 1,7O1 men of the Third Battalion, Sixth Regiment, and with the remainder If the Fifth Regiment. Due at New York on Aug. 5.
 Transport Santa Paula sailed on Aug. ?, with 25 officers and 375 men of the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion. n1,a Transport Orizba sailed on July 29, with II officers and 61S men of the Marine Guard companies and 97 of f.cers and 3,701 men of the 11th Reg iment. Due at New York on Aug. 9. Transport siboney sailed on July 30, with S9 officers and 3,TO1 men of l the 18th Regiment. 29 officers and 1 375 men of the Fifth Brigade Ma l chine Gun Battalion and three of i flcers and 30 men of the Fifth Bri- | gade headquarters. Due at New | York on Aug. 10.
 Many famous Marine officers are | returning with their troops on these l transports. Among them are Major | Gen. John A. Lejenue and his staff, which consists of Lieut.. Col. Harry Lay, Lieut. Col. Hugh L. Matthews,
 Major Maurice E. Shearer, Major I Ralph H. Keyser. Major c. L. T.
 Waller, Jr, Captain Robert F. Nei- son and Captain Luther W. Jones. | Here are some facts and figures furnished by the Marine Corps and
 made public by Secretary Daniels | last night:
 The Second Division captured the
 largest number of Germans of any of | the American divisions 12,026.
 The Second Division suffered the greatest number of casualties of any | of the American divisions 25,07S. The Second Division captured | about one-fourth of the entire num- Der of prisoners captured by the A. 1 E. F., ne-fourth of the total of guns, | and suffered about one-tenth of the
 number of casualties. Of these cas-
 ualties about half were Marines.
 More than 600 D. s. C.'s were awarded to the Second Division, more
 than 100 per cent above the next | highest number awarded to an
 American division. Of these more l than one-half were awarded to Ma | rines.
 Besides the 300 crosses won by
 the Marines, in the Second Division | about 300 more were won by the Ma l rines in other divisions.
 The Croix de Guerre has been | awarded to over 40G Marines | Tn the A. E. F. small arms
 matches held in May of this year, the 1 Second Division stood the highest of | the American divisions; the Fifth | Regiment of Marines stood the high | est of all regiments, and Private Or- | vile B. York, IS. of the Fifth Ma
 rines, won first prize in the indi- l vidual pistol match"
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