The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-27
l46TH AND l4STH
ARE HOME AGAIN

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boys are home again. A large crowd
of Athena people were in Pendleton
Wednesday evening to welcome the
l4sth, and Thursday the l46th were
given, rousing reception in Walla
| Walla.
AT Pendleton the boys of the 14Sth
were royalty entertained, the train
stopping there from Q p IN. till mid
night. then proceeding on to Portland
and Camp Lewis. A banquet, swim
ming at the natatorum and dancing
was enjoyed by the soldiers. Athena
boys who are with the l48th and who
we're met by their relatives and friends
are: Ed Sebasky, Harry Keller, Sam
Starr, Jock Coleman and Leslie Nc
Cubbins.
In the l46th, which passed through
Athena yesterday forenoon, was Halle
Piersol, Hugh Taylor and Harold Le-
| March.
| The return of the boys of the 14Sth
has again brought the proposed picnic
| to issue, and when they return from
Camp Lewis. Bingham Springs will
witness one such day as was never
seen at that resort before. When the
picnic was mentioned to the Athena
boys at Pendleton, they said they were
tired of marches ard speeches, and
that they were "jake" for the Springs
and good time.
The "Gypsy Brigade"
A splendid tribute to the fighting Of
the i46th and l4sth Field Artillery is
found in the Stars and Stripes. the
official publication of the American
Expeditionary Force in France. These
two regiments were a part of the
66th Artillery Brigade, which was
moved SO often that it became known
as the "Gypsy Brigade" The vaga-
bondage Of this and other artillery
brigades in France destroyed all ira
ditiors of the immobile quality of the
heavy artillery. Says the Stars and
Stripes of the 66th Brigade:
"The 66th Brigade, equipped with
the split-railed 155 centimeter G. P. E.
rifles. has an interesting story that
is far cry from harbor defense days.
The lt6th and 148th Regiments. the
only units CT the 4lst division that
! were not scattered to the winds like
all requirements, saw their first action
4 at Chateau Theirry on July II. The
outfit was motorized and by clever
system which moved one piece forward
at time. steady fire was maintained
as the doughboys chased back the
1 Boche.
When the numbering giants hat
pushed up as far as Fismes the brig
ade was ordered to join the all-Amer-
lean push at st. Mihiel. when the
long -nosed devils lent their thunder to
the Yankee chorus of victory. But,
despite the fact that this wandering
unit was now part of the First
American Army, it still belonged to
no division and in the end, unsung in
the records of any divisional history.
it remained the Gypsy Brigade.
Through the terrific days in the
Argonne. advancing over roads that no
longer existed. save on the ante-l9If
maps, and toward the end at the merry
of the German heavies that made ev-
cry moment hell for the gun crews. the
big 1855 pushed through Fort Marie.
Chatlincourt, Malincourt, Montfaucon,
Cuisy, Bantheville. Aincreville, Mon
tigny. and Dun-sur-Meuse to Stenay.
Here the armistice found them and
now-transe erred again--they are
helping the Third Army keep the
watch on the Rhine. Like everyone
else. they are hoping that the watch
will soon run down and stop ard Can
noneers, postp will be forgotten
legend"
This hope has now become a reality,
and our boys are Home Againl