The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-09
10Th DIVISION Man
REJO|hS THE ARMY

When all eyes in Virginia are turned
toward the home coming OF the
Twenty-nineth division. 1t will be OF
interest to know that the first mem
her of this, division to again re-enhst
in the service so fa- as known 10
Hustler l. Deboe, OF sos Sunnystde
street, Danville. Deboe was very
proud of the fact that he was the nrst
Of the Twenty-ninth to re-enist "neh
told that such was the case when &C
copied for enlistment at the Dlstr1ct
Recruiting Office. $40 East broau 10
/ street, yesterday. Having fought IN
| many important engagements IN
| France. receiving three wounds. ana
| being one of the number STRANDED
| on the Inflated vessel Northern PACING
! when she ran aground on OF FIRE
Island last January; one would tnihk
| that young Deboe had seen enough OF
excitement. But in his own words 10
| the recruiting officers, 1.-The army Is
/ O. X. I have fought in France aho
now | want to ioing the cavalry ana
| be sent to the Mexican border"
Deboe trained at Camp Mcclellan
and sailed from this country for
! France. June Is, 1918. He again
landed in this country on the 25th OF
! January, 1919, being or the vessel the
Northern Pacific which ran aground
| off Fire Island and was among those
! taken off of the vessel during the
severe storm encountered at that time.
Deboe saw most of his active service
| in the A, come Forest and during part
| of this engagement he received two
| machine-gun bullet wounds in his
right leg and in addition was gassed
Two other virginians were accepted
at the District office yesterday. Walter
3. Kegley, r. F. D., Danville, enlist
| ing in the Motor Transport corps ana
John r. Fletcher. of Glenvar. Va,
who enlisted in the infantry and asked
for service with the American army
Of occupation.
Thorough the agency of the District
Recruiting office. $50 East Broad
street. families throughout Virginia
who are represented in the Eightieth
division which trained at Camp Lee
and which will soon sail for home
will have an opportunity to see many
OF the scenes their boys saw in france
| scenes of the actual engagements oil
this division and many familiar faces
by a series of photographs that viii
shorty be received at the office here
and sent to the sub-stations at Nor
folk, Danville. Lynchburg. Roanoke
abingdon and Norton for exhibition
purposes.
The list of pictures, 3o2 in number
have lust been released by the govern
n,ent and are A. F.. r. Photographic
depicting the activities of the Eigh
tietn division. and were compiled D.
the pictorial section historical branch
War Plans division, general staff.
Many faces in the pictures VIII o.
! rem errpbeFed by the visitors who us
to flock to Camp Lee from Richmond
on Sundays and during the week days
| kn hni Il nnarA
Adelbert Cronkhite, commanding tn
division: Lieutenant-Coionel VIM II
Waldren,- chief of staff; Brigadier
General George II. Jemerson. 1891
infantry brigade; observation-disclosures
: Lloyd NJ Brett, Colonel Frank $
{ Cochen. s1sth infantry: Major Fl.
: G. DeRubic commanding 305th NJ. +
train Major Jennings c. Wise, o
Richmond, and Captain Powell Glass
of Lynchburg. and many other me-
of Southwest Virginia, and men know
: in Richmond.
One picture bears the followin
title, list. Rn.. of the 317th tnfantr.
. Eightieth division, Picket line. Ger
y eral scene of their pup tents In tn
:, Osches Woods. Captain Powell Glas
- infantry. commanding. He is the so
of Congressman Carter Glass, {
. Lynchburg. Va. Osches. Dept, {
: Meuse France. September 10, 1918.
Another picture bears the followin
title Major Jenning c. Wise. com
| n,anding officer, Second battalion
, 3lSth infantry. Eightieth division
mounted Somnaisne. Meuse. France
, October %, 1915
!. These pictures will be mouate'
: bearing complete descriptive matte
: and will first he shown in Richmon
: before being sent out to the sub-re
g cruiting stations throughout the stat