Evening star., 1945-08-27
3,047 Yanks Return
On First Of ; Ships
Due in New York
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Navy
transport Gen. William F. Hase,
diverted from the Pacific, arrived
here today but without any cheer
ing troops on her Superstructure.
The a047 men aboard were or
dered below decks to debarking
stations before the ship eased into
her berth. The men were sent be-
low to expedite debarkation.
Capt. M. L. Kelly, the Hases
skipper, said his ship had just
cleared Marseille, France, August
II. when he announced over her
loudspeaker:
THE destination of this ship is
New York City"
when the captain mentioned
destination said 1t. Trumon
Gray of Middleton, Ohio, transport
officer, you could have heard pin
drop. But when he said New York
City the noise must have been
heard back in Marseille."
Included In the HaSe's passenger
list were SO nurses of the 238th Gen.
eral Hospital and five women of
American Red Cross overseas units.
Other ships arriving today are the.
Exchange, also diverted from the
Pacific, with 1850 men, and the
John Pillsbury with 7l9.
Five transports, including two di-
verted from the Pacific, are sched-
uled to arrive here tomorrow with
7,77s troops.
The two diverted ships are the
General Anderson, with 5,3l1 troops
aboard, and the Coaldale Victory,
with 1859. The latter ship had
been expected today.
The other transports are the Ed
gar Clarke, with SIS troops; the Paine
Wingate, 447, and the Richard D.
Lyons, Z.
The following units were aboard
the General Hase:
The 74th, 29Oth, 291st Military
Police Companies; 238th Gen.
eral Hospital. 261st Signal Heavy
Construction Company; 460th, 461st
transportation Corps Amphibious
Truck Companies; 534th, 537th Sig
nal Heavy Construction Companies:
819th Transportation Corps Am
phibious Truck Company; 1266tn
Engineer Combat Battalion; 3513th
Quartermaster Truck Company;
4415th Quartermaster Service Com
pany.
Other ships due in New York to-
day will return the following:
The Exchange 786th Transporta-
tion Corps Base Depot Company;
the 241st ,257th Military Police Com
pany; 64th Field Hospital; 135th
Evacuation Hospital; 314Oth, 4199th,
4260th Quartermaster Service Com
panies; 259th Signal Heavy Con-
struction Group, 436th Transporta-
ton Corps Port Company.
The Pillsbury 811th Tank Destroy
er Battalion; 572d QuartermasterI
Battalion; 112th Financial Disburs-
ing Section; 1920. 1123d Mobile
Training Units.
At Boston, total of 7,087 return
Ing veterans are expected to arrive
aboard six vessels today. The ships
and units aboard are:
Henry Gibbons-Sixteenth Army
Postal Unit, oath, 45th Signal Heavy
Construction Battalions; 151st
Finance Disbursal Section, 203d
Quartermaster Car Company, rear
detachment of 524th Engineer Topo-
graphical Company: 555th Med
ical Optical Repair Detachment,
rear detachment of 631st Engineer
Light Equipment Company, head
quarters and headquarters COM
pany Of 709th Railway Grand Divi-
sion; rear detachment 574th Port
Company, rear detachment 98Othl
Engineer Maintenance Company
headquarters and headquarters
company 1885 Engineers Base De-
pot Company, rear detachment
1478th Engineer Maintenance Com
pany, 3104th Signal Service Battal-
ion, rear detachment 3497th, 3499th
Quartermaster Truck Company, and
436lst Quartermaster Bakery Com
pany.
William Few-Headquarters and
Headquarters Service Company
796th Engineer Forestry Battalion;
692d Tank Destroyer Battalion,
785th Medical Hospital Platoon.
Mayo Surplus person.
mel. Guantlett-Casual troops. Gen.
Scott-1244th Engineer Fire-fight-
ing Platoon, 105th, 1920, 225th Sta
ton Hospital, 585th Quartermaster
Laundry Company (semimobile)
4062d, 4O63d Quartermaster Service
Companies, 3551st, 3586th Quarter
master Truck Companies, 154th Ord
nance Bomb Disposal Squads, Head
quarters and Headquarters Detach-
ment, 522d Port Battalion; 3006th
Quartermaster Bakery Company
tmobile), 683d Medical Clearing
Company, 673d Medical Collecting
Company, Headquarters and Head
quarters Detachment, 115th Quar-
termaster Battalion; Headquarters
and Headquarters Detachment, 9th
QuartermaSter Battalion; 523d
Quartermaster Car Company, 85th
Quartermaster Depot Company.
Eugene Hale-448 trops, including
members of 268th Signal Heavy
Construction Co 27Q6th 27Q7th