The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-31
tMBARKATDN PLANS
THIRIlETA DIVISION
ARE BEING COMPLETED
ARTILLERY REGIMENTS TO BE
RETURNED TO DIVISION BE-
FORE COMING HOME.
MAY LAND AT CHARLESTON
Composition of Division Shows Many
Tennessee Units in Fighting Out
fit-May Reach America by March
9 or 6. B

OF o. 80
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2S Especial.
The entire Thirtieth Division will
sail from Brest between February
Is and 20, and win debark at either
New York or Charleston, March 81
OF 6.
While Charleston has been tenta-
lively selected as the debarkatlon
point, it was stated today that it may
pc necessary to divert the division
to New York, i'll the event any of the
nine ships which will bring it across
draw more water than thirty feet.
No ship can come across the bar and
enter Charleston harbor that draws
more than thirty feet, and it will be
the policy to Keep all the ships to-
gether- !;
1t will not be determined until the
ships are ready for actual loading at
Brest which vessels win be available
for the Thirtieth Division Ii any
of the larger transports, such as the
Leyiathan, are in the fleet, then the
debarkation Port will necessarily be
New York, since none OF the South
Atlantic ports can accommodate the
larger ships.
The troops will be detained at the
debarkation port three days for quar-.
artine purposes, and will then entrain
directly for the rehabilitation points.
( It has been definitely decided that
the Tennessee units viii be sent to
Fort Oglethorpe, Chattanooga, while
the Carolina units will go to Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. G. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be about 1o,-
600 in the contingent sent to Ogle-
thorpe, NE lid H ass
h Knppxvilleswll prollablysbb allowed
a chance tolpays tribute TO its, own,
the fifth Infantry as the troops must
pass Through the East Tennessee city
en- route to sehalssnaissgaii and a sped
iaf d.spensati6h win Be granted ftofs
the 1ttth 70 .sstrsia /: at i flnoxyiile
long enough Vfdf the citizens to give
them rITigs.ffF due.
gopnelfCareg Spence commands the
l11th.t tGl} 8WaHio fo
THE 18th Machine Gun Battalion
whichiis madeup of the machine com
pany from tie cid Second Tennessee
Infantry and companies from South
Carolina, is division unit with head
quarters troopsgiof South Carolina
cavalry.
Composition of Division.
The Hath Machine Gun Battalion
is composed of three former troops
Of Tennessee cavalry, and is com
manded by Major j. Perry Fyffe Of
Chattanooga, well known in National
Guard circles in the state.
The Sixth Training Battalion is an
other Tennessee unit in the division,
Will the 105th Sanitary Train and the
113th Machine Gun Battalion have a
sprinkling of Tennesseans. In addi
tion there will he the headquarters,
company of The division. General,
Lawrence ID. Tyson of Knoxville will
be the ranking officer of the division.
Chattanooga for a grand review of the
troops which have made history for
Tennessee. Whether this review is.
held will depend upon the approval
of the commanding officer at Fort
OgIethorpe.
1t was learned upon authority of
member of the general staff of the
War Department today that all of the
original units of the 30th Division will
be brought home at the same time.
The 55th Artillery Brigade, COM
prising the 113th, 114th and 115th
Field Artillery and the 105th Trench
Mortar Battery which have been de-
tached from the Thirtieth Division
for several months will rejoin that
division before it sails for home
The delay in the embarkation of
the Thirtieth Division is partially
due to the plan of General Pershing
to get all units of the famous fight
ing organization together before it
embarks. SO far as practicable all
units of combat divisions are to be
sent home together.