New-York tribune., 1919-01-22
O'Ryan's Heroes of
9th Division Are
Starting for Home
General Pershing Cables to
War Department That the
New Workers Have Started
Embarking Preparations
NeW York Tribune
WQShinOtOn Ruren,l


WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-New York's
National Guard division, commanded by
Major General John F. O'Ryan, who re-
Gently was awarded the Distinguished d
Service Medal for meritorious service
will soon be home
General Pershing to-day cabled the
War Department that all organizations
Of the 9th Division have been instruct
ed to prepare for embarkation.
Similar orders have been issued for
the goth and 37th divisions, National
Guard troops from Tennessee, the Caro-
linas, Ohio and the District of Colum-
bia.
The 102d Trench Mortar Battery, of
the New York Guard division, already
has sailed
When last reported by General Per-
shing, the New York Guard division was
stationed at Corbe, eight miles east of
Amiens and seventy-fve miles north of
Paris Whether the division will be
sent across the Channel into England
and thence home. or be moved south
west to Brest for embarkation, the War
Department was unable to say to-day
General Organs division served with
distinction with the British throughout
its period of active battle participation
When the Distinguished Service Medal
was bestowed upon General O'Ryan, the
War Department made the following
announcement descriptive of the work
of the command:
Gas commander of the 9th Division
IN its successful operations with the
British in France, in the autumn of
1913, Major General O'Ryan displayed ID
qualities Of skill and aggressivenes IS
which mark him as leader of ability.
At st. Quentin and Cambria the name
of his division is linked with the Brit
ish in adding new laurels to the Allied
forces in France"
Makeup of Division
The 9th Division is composed of the
SD and 54th Infantry brigades. made
up Of the 105th, 106th, 10TH and l0Sth
Infantry regiments, with the 104th,
lo5th and 106th Machine Gun battal-
ions. The artillery brigade, known as
105th and 1O6th Artillery regiments.
The 102d Trench Mortar Battery and
Trains, the 102d Engineer Regiment and
Trains and the 102d Field Signal Bat
TALON also were part of the divis ion,
as were the 105th, 106th. 10th and
10Sth Ambulance companies and field
hospitals.
The 9th Division comprises the SD
Field Artillery Brigade, commanded by
Brigader General George A. Wingate );
the SD Infantry Brigade. under Brig
adler General Alfred w. Bjornstad
and the SAITH Infantry Brigade, under
Brigadier General Palmer f. Pierce
with the 102d Engineers. Lieutenant
Colonel w. E. Conrow; the 1O2d Field
Signal Battalion, Major Arthur L.
Howe, and the 1O4th Machine Gun Bat
TALON, Major Edward McLeer, jr, as
extra divisional units.
Old Units Shifted
All these organizations rerescnt
shuttle of the old I'd, 7th, 18th, 18th
23d, list and 74th regiments New York
National Guard Infantry.
The SD Infantry Brigade includes
the 105th Infantry. made up of the
old I'd Regiment, and parts of the 18th
and list, with Colonel James NJ. An
Infantry, made up of the old 23d anC
parts of the 18th and 18th, under Colo
mel William A. Taylor, and the 106ti
Machine Gun Battalion, commanded By
Major Kenneth Gardner, and compris
ing part Of the old 1st Cavalry.
The 54th Infantry Brigade is made
up of the 10th Infantry, commanded
by Colonel Willard G.. Fisk, of the ole
7th, and comprising the 7th. with {
part of the 1st and 18th; the 1O8th In
fantry, under Colonel Edgar S. Jen
nings, of Buffalo, and including the Sd
with parts of the 18th and 74th, ano
manded by Major Mortimer D. Bryant
The Field Artillery Brigade com
prises Colonel Merritt H. Smith!
! 104th, which includes the old 1st New
York Field Artillery and a part of th
18th Infantry; the 105th Field Artil
lery, under Lieutenant Colonel De w
c. Weld, jr., which is made up of tn,