The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-28
HEROES
OF 3OTH UNIT
ARE DEBARKED
Thousands of Men Who Broke
Hlndenburg Line Quit VeS-
sells and Take Train for
Camp Jackson.

CHARLESTON, March 2S-Thousands
OF men of the 30th division, to which
unit Field Marshal Haig gave credit for
breaking the Hindenburg line, including
many former guardsmen Of Memphis
and Tennessee, North and South Caro-
lima. were today again upon United
states soil following the debarkation
OF men from the transports Koeningen
der Nederlanden and the Poeahontas,
which arrived here yesterday too late
TO enable the soldiers on board to be
landed until today.
The more than 1900 members of the
famous fighting division aboard the
transport Mercury, which arrived yes
terday and after a rousiug welcome de-
parted aboard five trains for Camp
Jackson. at Columbia, arriving there
last night.
Trops on the Pocahontas were de-
barked today and as rapidly as they
could board special trains left for Camp
Jackson
The vessel, which sailed from st. Ma
zaire March 16, brought rs officers and
2,84l men, almost all of them members
Of the 30th, or Old Hickory, DIVISION
composed of South Carolina North Car
olina and Tennessee troops. Most Of
the men are members of the 117th regi-
ment of infantry, commanded by Col
Cary +. Spence.
The. units Of the 117th infantry in
cluded headquarters and staff: head
quarters First battalion, ordnance de-
tachment. sanitary detachment. First
and Second battalions, headquarters
machine gun and supply companies, A
to r inclusive. There are SO officers
and 2,027 men OF this regiment, as
signed as follows:
Camp Jackson SO officers and 1857
men; Camp Travis. one officer and 35
men; Camp Dix, one officer and IA
men; Camp Dodge, four officers and S66
men " Camp Pike, one officer and 81
men; Camp Lee, one officer and "a
men: Camp Gordon, one officer and s.
men; Camp sherman, two officers and
126 men r&
Twenty seven officers and 7s1 men
Of the 11Sth regiment of infantry also
were on the Pocahontas, They included
First and Third battalion Of infantry
headquarers, medical detachment and
Companies A, B. G, D, il and M. all
assigned to Camp Jackson.
A casual company of one officer and
/ 20 men; two casual officers of the air
service, and one civilian also were
! aboard.
Brig. Gen Lawrence D. Tyson, o.
Knoxville, was the senior officer aboard
the Mercury. The men debarlted from
| the Mercury appeared in fine shape ant
| 1t was reported that only five were
on, the sick list, none of 5hese beins
seriously i'll.
Gen. Tyson said that the men O
the Thirtieth were delighted to be agar
| In the United States and that they
deeply appreciated the welcome extend
| ed them For himself he said that h
was thoroughly glad that the war wa'
over, with the American cause victori
| ous He smiled when the record of thu
| division was cited.
The men are in superb physical con
| dition and their appearance set at res
reports that they were sick and unfit
| The local chapter of the Red Gross
| looked after the comforts OF the sol
ders, who we're especially pleased will
bananas and ice cream, saying tina
they had had none since leaving thi
country. No war brides were brough
on the transport.
Despite the early hour at which th
| Mercury arrived the water front wa
literally thronged with people, all anx
ious to extend greetings to the return
ing heroes. Mayor T, T. Hyde an
j members of the city council went dow
the bay on one boat, members of tn
mayors committee on patriotic co
loperation on another, Red Cross lead
ers on a third and relatives of the re
turning soldiers on fourth.
Contact with soldiers was strict
prohibited. Reporters were not per
mitted aboard the transport.