The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-21
57TH PIONEER BOYS
SCATTERED IN FRANCE
caos Z. W. Gibson Brings News Of
Regiment That Contained Many
Vermcnters.

Brataeboro, Feb. 17.-After being
away from home since last f'll. Capt.
Ernest W. Gibson, peTsolne adjutaDi
Gl the J7th Pioneer ne lent who
ar.iged in Newport New, IA. satur
day, Feb. S. as troopship command
eh OF me battleship Vermont ia com.
mand Of the 1900 or more troops or
heard. came rom Camp Deyens, Aver
Mass, Saturday night. remaining at
his home until this morning. when
he returned to Camp Deyens.
Captain Gibson went overseas las.
October. leaving Spaftanburg, S. G..
Scpf 20 ana sailing from HOboken,
n. D.. Sept, 3 on the Leyiathsn. for
merry The German liner, vuerland
Besides lhe 18th Pioneers There was
on board the advance party OF the
31st division, making IN all about
11.0o0 troops Col Fred 3 Thomas
Of Montpelier was IN command OF
The JIih Pioneers CT which the com.
mssloned officers, non.commissioned
officers aud about 800 men we're Ver.
monars, $500 or more being from
Tennee see and few from Chlcago.
Many CT the Nermonters were re-
eruiJs secured By Capt Gibson VINO
Travelled throughout the state for that
purpose
About 90 men of the regiment died
in three days on The trip overseas,
all Of pneumonia following influenza
and there we're many more deaths
Late.
From Brest the regiment went 10
THE Haute Marine region, in the ad
vance section OF the army, and re
NAMED there until Oct %, when i.
went with the 55th Pioneers to lie
Mans, Cd depot There It was split
up for replacement purposes. some
Of the officers being sent to the from
line anu participating as company
commanders In the drive OF the last
few days prior TO the signing Of the
armistice. Capt Charles E. Hum
mel OF Montnelier was wounded and
has returned to the states
After reaching lie Mans Captain
Gibson was engaged IN regimenta
work, closing Up the records OF the
enlisted mea in different tfaiping
areas to which they had been sent
Then q cadfe Of the 5Tth Pioneers
was established, which was a nuc Gus
OF the regiment, and Captain Gibson
was placed in charge. They sci
about getting the Tegimental records
together, 10 be returned to the adju.
tant general Of the army, and they
brought these records TO the United
States. 20
The day after being placed in
charge OF the cadre Captain Gibson
was ordered som to the general head
quarters OF the American Expedi
tionary force at Chaumont. but the
previous order took precedence, 9th
erwise he probably would have re
manned IN France at least another
yea.
On board the hatteship Vermonl
were 40 officers and about 1000 men
including the cadTes OF the 57th. 55tf
and 4th Pioneer regiments, the 4SSrd
and 4g9tth aero squadrons and the ST
Afghan casual companies 467, AL Az
| and 4f6.
These troops left Brest Jan. "A anC
had rough passage TO N6wpCr
News. From there Captain Gibson
came Friday night az Camp Deven'
in charge Of tfaai00d of soldiers
to be discharged
Before entering tho scrr.ce Captain
Gibson was member OF the Jaw hrr
OF Gibson & Daley. he has nol De
cided upon his future business plans
For the present he win he 40 Cam
Devens and he has no knowledge as
TO when he viii be discharged