Evening star., 1945-08-28
|7,T7o More Men Due
To Land in New York
Today From 5 Ships
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-Two troop
transports diverted from the Pacific
are among five ships bringing 7,779
servicemen from Europe into New
York today.
The two diverted ships are the
Gen. Anderson, with 5,311 troops.
and the Coaldale Victory, with 1853.
Other vessels arriving are the
Edgar Clarke, with S. men; the
Paine Wingate, ATT, and the Richard
D. Lyons, 7.
The 179th and 18Oth Regiments of
the 45th Division were headed for
England today from LIE Havre. for
shipment back to the United States
September 6.
The main body of the 35th Infan-
try Division was shuttled to England
from the French port yesterday for
early shipment
The following units are scheduled
to arrive in New York today:
Aboard the General Anderson
5,3ll troops, including the 176th and
l99th General Hospitals; the 3737th
3738th. 4026th, 4027th and 4O28th
Quartermaster Truck Companies;
Headquarters and Headquarters De-
tachment of the 513th Port Bat
talon; 580th, 582d, 583d, 5S5th,
588th and 497th Port Companies;
3372d Signal Service Battalion;
4332d and 4333d Quartermaster
Service Companies; 486th Quarter
master Refrigerator Company: 880th
Quartermaster Gas Supply Com
pany; 223d Ordnance Heavy Main
tenance Company; 968th Ordnance
Heavy Automotive Maintenance
Company; 20Sth Ordnance Ammu-
milton Company, 839th Ordnance
Depot Company, Goth Signal Repair
Company and the 9th Medical GenA
eral Dispensary.
Aboard the Coaldale Victory
1880 troops, including casuals and
an infantry division reorganized de-
tachment. Fifty-five miscellaneous
troops are aboard the Edgar Clark.
Aboard the Paine Wingate, AT
troops for reassignment. Aboard
the Richard D. Lyons, miscellane-
GUS troops.
The Exchange, due yesterday, is
returning 1851 troops, including the
786th Transportation Corps Base
Depot Company; 241st and 257th
Military Police Companies; 64th
Field Hospital; 135th Evacuation
Hospital; 3,l4Oth, 4199th, 4,2O6th
Quartermaster Service Companies;
25sth Signal Heavy Construction
Group; 436th Transportation Corps
Port Company
At Boston, the following ships and
units are expected:
Aboard the Claymount Victory, l.
9l2 miscellaneous troops. Aboard the
F. A. c. Muhlenberg, TIC troops, ST
of them slated for discharge Aboard
the Eugene Hale, due yesterday, 448
troops, including members of the
268th Signal Heavy Construction
Company; 2796th, 2797th, 3113th,
31l5th, 3ll7th, 3118th, 278Oth Engi-
neer Fire Fighting Platoons; 429th
Army Service Forces Band and head
quarters, and headquarters detach-
ment of 284th Quartermaster Bat
talon mobile).
At Newport News, Va. the Gen.
H. R. McRae, due yesterday, is ex-
pected with 3,125 troops diverted
from the Pacific, including 5l7th
Medical Clearing Company, 440th,
447th Medical Collecting Company,
324th Ordnance Ammunition Com
pany, 841st Quartermaster Gas Sup
ply Company, 844th, 3675th Quarter
master Truck Company; 3668th,
3673d, 3674th Quartermaster Truck
Companies; 236th General Hospital
Group, 287th Quartermaster Re-
frigerating Company, 3139th, 3144th
and 4198th Quartermaster Service
Companies; 586th. 587th and 627th
Port Companies. Five miscellaneous
troops are due aboard the Dalton
Victory.