The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
British ships Carried Half.

Revised figures of the movement Of
American troops to France made pub
lie by Gen. March. showed that up to
November IL, 1918, 2.056,172 men had
been carried, of whom 1,07t,374 were
carried In British ships. On the return
movement up to February rs 352.922
men had been embarked from France,
and of these British ships were avail
able for only 15.74<, or 81 per cent,
compared with more than SO per cent
Ion the movement across
Gen. March cited these figures as ono
)fesson for the slower return OF troops,
The British ships being employed now
in eepatriating British troops Up to
February 20. Gen. March said. 2s4,s1s
men actually had landed In this country
from France, Of whom the port OF New
York received Is per cent. Brest con-
tinues to be the main reliance Of the
smbarkation service, having handled
more than one-half Of the homebound
oontingents.
:. Applications from officers for COM
mfssins in the Reserve Corps total 2l,-
a2l. Five Colonies, fourteen Lieuten-
ant-Colonels and 37s Majors are included
In this total.
Applications for commissions In the
Regular establishment have been filed
by 1s.oo5 men.
Units to Come Home Soon.
Units assigned to early convoy home
frcm France announced to-day by the
WAr Department include:
Complete Thirtieth Division (Tennes-
eee. North Carolina and South Carolina
National Guard) Twelfth and Twenty
seventh Engineer regiments. Companies
90. 81, 50. 104. 107. 115 and 1877 trans
portation corps; Company 1o8 Transpor-
tation corps and Casual Company No.
Transportation Corps: Company 10s
Transportation Corps and Casual No.
Transportation Corps: Companies 90. 90.
%, es, 102. 20 and 20 TRANSPORTATION
Corps, Companies IS and 90 Transports
ton Corps
The following organizations Of the
Twentieth Engineers: Headquarters
First Battalion. medical detachment,
Companies 1. Q, and 5.
These organizations OF Eighteenth
Engineers: Headquarters, Companies B.
&C. d and F: 1921 and 341st Aero Squad
rons; Twenty-seventh Engineers. Base
Hospital No. %, and 800th Aero Squad
ron Flights A and B.
Ordnance Casual Companies No. % to
- inclusive and attached medical de-
tachment, Eighty-sixth Aero Squadron.
Base Hospitals Nos. IS, rs, 10. 9. one
with Unit d attached. Base Hospital
No. 81.
The following tank corps units: Bril-
gade Headquarters OF 3o4th Brigade,
medical detachment of 303d Battalion.
medical detachment Of 32sth Battalion.
medical detachment OF SAITH Battalion
end medical detachment of 321st Repair
and Salvage Company and casual de-
tAchment of 304th Brigade.
Most Crosses to Second Regulars.
OF the total of 3.s1S distinguished
service crosses awarded for gallantry
IN action to American soldiers. Gen.
March announced that 6S4. or more than
double the number given to any other
division, went to the Second Regulars.
The First Division OF Regulars came
next with 800 crosses and the Third
Regulars was third with 23S
The Twenty-sixth New England Ma
tional Guard), the fourth in the list
with 22s awards, led all National Guard
and National Army divisions. The
Forty-second (Rainbow) came next with
ae5, and then the Thirtieth with 1T.
The Twenty-seventh New York Ma
tional Guard), now on the high seas
returning home received 13s. The
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (also a New York d.
vision) received 14s.
The other divisions in order from the
Thirtieth, which was the sixth In
precedence, were as follows: