The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-24
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Record OF Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas.

New York, May 24-Eight troop
ships bearing nearly $4,000 troops,
were due to arrive in New York har-
| Dor today. The America and Agamem-
non from Brest reported this morn
ing by wireless that they would dock
between and o'clock this after
noon.
The America, with the 122nd, 123rd.
and 124th field artillery. carried T.
iO4S troops, while the Agamemnon had
5,62S on board. The Santa Tereas,
from st. Nazaire with 1870 officers
locked at Hoboken before noon The
Radner was reported off Ambrose
Light with 1903 on board. She sailed
from Pauillac. France. Other ships
que but not reported were the Otzgo,
1,O1l- officers and men from Bor-
deaux; Dakotan, 1866 officers and
men from st. Nazaire; Santa Paula,
22,213 officers and men from Bor-
deauX, and Santa Barbara. 1873 men
from Bordeaux.
| The Santa Teresa, which was the
first vessel to dock today, sailed from
St Nazaire on May 3. Besides sew
eral casual companies she brought St
Nazaire convalescent attachments 1911
z0O to EOS, inclusive, and 210 to PIP.
inclusive, consisting of "a officers and
1856 men. Base hospital No. so, 4
officers and 1873 men. was also on
| board.
On the Radner were 2 officers and
157 men of the S70th aero squadron
officers and PA men of the 95th
company, transportation corps, and 10
| officers and 1887 men of the 312th
| Infantry, including headquarters and
medical detachment d. first battalion
supply company and Companies 1 to
NJ, inclusive. Two officers and 1877
men of the S6th company, transporta-
| ton corps, and two civilians completed
| the passenger list.
d,rlo,
\ noon on the America include the follow
ing: The 122nd field artillery, complete,
Grant, Dodge Sherman and scattered.
123rd field artillery, complete. SO officers
and 15o5 men to go to Camps Grant, Dodge
and Upton; 124th field artillery. complete.
% officers and LAC men, to go to Camps
sherman Taylor, Jackson. Custer, Grant
| tillery brigade Headquarters of seven Of
fieers and 62 men, to go to Camp Grant
| hospital section headquarters and hospital,
in all q officers and $50 men, was also on
0f feen TO of Tamp Grant for
of the 34Oth field artillery. medical detach-
ment and Batteries c to f, inclusive, will
go to Camp Lee and Funston and scattered
points
Among the hospital cases were III bed
officers and no mental cases also required
no especial attention. Casuals and Brest
convalescent detachments completed the
The 431st field artillery with 81 officers
and 1852 men and the 314th ammunition
train with 20 officers and 1,161 enlisted
men composed the greater part OF the
Agamemnon's list. The entire personnel of
both contingents were on board The men
| VIII be sent to Camps Sherman Grant
Funston and Dodge for rehabilitation.
Other troops arriving on the same trans
port were: 340th field artillery detach-
ment, Batteries A and B, Supply Company
| ID, veterinary, medical and ordnance de-
taehments, consisting In all of &c officers
and 645 men and scheduled for Camps
/ Custer. Funston, Travis and Lee: IL Off
GERS and COG men of Companies K and NJ
OF the .iJ6th infantry: two Officers and 81
men; 314th mobile ordnance repair and
| officers and As men of the 305th mobile
/ ordnance repair companies.
The 314th sanitary train. complete A.
| Officers and S24 men: SIS hospital cases:
50 nurses and several hundred easuals
completed the Agamemnon's list.