Evening star., 1945-09-10
Truman's S Old Division
Returns 10 New York
Aboard Queen Mary
1y the Associated Press,

- tAAe AoooCidteO F1eSs.
NEW YORK, Sept. lo-The Brit.
1Sh liner Queen Mary, her sides hung
with so many banners she looked
like huge billboard, docked at New
YORK today, jammed with nearly
10000 veterans from Europe.
Yells, whistles and shouts of the
sololers, mostly Kansans, Missouri
ans and Nebraskans from President
humans old World War, division
the 35th, heralded the ships arrival
the noise reached the dock long
before the Queen did.
Soldiers and the largest contin-
gent OF WACS to be returned to the
United States from Europe covered
every inch of space on the open
decks.
GIs Hang From Ladders.
They hung from ladders and
thrust their heads through port
holes. A huge map Of Europe on the
starboard side had GI's heads where
Paris and Berlin were located.
One sign, showing four happy SOL
olers singing and bearing the wagon
wheel of the old Santa Fe Trail,
the insignia of the 35th, read "Oh,
Happy Day!"
Another, emblazoned in red, white
and blue, said Hello America-35th
Division" Still another, fastened
to the deck, declared Dear Nom
Your Boy Has Returned" And was
signed by three New Workers.
Millionth Yank Returns.
The ship carried the one millionth
soldier to be redeployed from Eu-
rope. He was Corpl. Almon N Con-
ger of Tacoma, Wash, Army officials
said.
Returning with his troops was
Maj. Gen. Paul w. Baabe, COM
manding general of the 35th. He
led his men down the gangplank,
and said 'if there are any better
soldiers anywhere I would like to
know it."
"Everytime they needed some
body to block hole the general
said, they threw us in. They are
all good soldiers in the Army, but
none Of them are better than mine.
Closest Group to Berlin.
1--WE got closer to Berlin az
niles than any other American
troops"
The division suffered 1890 cas-
ualties, he said, adding that of its
original strength of $4,000 men, only
is per cent remain.
Although the men ere ordered
home from redeployment to the
Pacific, Gen. Baade said he did not
think they would be sent. He said
the division would be reassembled
at Camp Breckenridge after the
men had 30-day furloughs.
British Officials Aboard.
Also aboard were number of
British officials, including Admiral
Sir James SomerVille, head of the
British Military Mission to Wash
tngton, and Gen. Sir Hastings
Ismay, personal military advisor to
Prime Minister Attlee.
The Queen was the largest of Is
ships docking today in New York,
Boston and Newport News. Va, with
q total of more than $4,000 troops.
Units arriving today include:
At New York-(Aboard Queen Nary
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Company; divisional specialist troops,
medical men and band; 735ths Ordnance
Light Maintenance Company; ,36th Quar-
pany: 134th Infantry Regiment; 60th
Engineer Battalion; 11oth Medical Bat
talon; S5th Reconnaissance TSoopS; 35th
194th Photointeligence Team; elements Of
the Provisional Detachment; 32oth In
fieth. Isoth, Iasth. a47th. afH 253d, a5sth
sections: o 18th Vse EVscuation eahos Hospital
aboard Argentina) 6,069 troops, includ-
ing 36sth Engineer General Service Regi-
n 4s5th odnsnss Heayg auto
General Service Regimen; seth, sseth
sstqs ss 5s5ss 56sts
Heavy Maintenance Companies; 563d Ord
nance Heavy Maintenance Company: 6sth
Military Police Company; Goth Finance
aboard Stephen Kearneyl 81 troops, un,
designated units. (Aboard Lord Delaware)
90 troops, undesignated units. Aboard
CampbelD 303 troops, unde esienated units.
At Boston, Aboard Sea OwD 1850
troops including Headquarters and Head
quarters Company of 45th Infantry Divi-
sion with band: 1st and End Battalions,
157th Infantry. and 195th Photo 1nterpre-
ter team of 45th Division. (Abosrd Daniel
Drake 81 troops, undesignated Units,
aboard Felipo MazzeD 27 miscellane-
eus troops IAbosrd sos;S John v,I,saa Ireland q
TALON Iaviationl and sigh-point n, person pn-
including Headauarters special troors;
pany; 45th ouartermaster Company: 157th
Infantry Regimental Headquarters and
Headquarters Company; Service Company:
Antitank Company: Cannon Company and
Medical Detachment: 120th Engineer Com
bat Battalion; 45th Cavalry Reconnaissance
Troop (mechanizeo) of the 45th Infantry
Division; miscellaneous personnel.
At Newport News-(Aboard Mount YER
non) 6,035 troops. including Headquarters
and HEADQUARTERS Company. band head
quarters special troops medical detach-
ment, Of 91st Infantry. Division; 791st
Ordnance Light Materiel Company. els
Quartermaster Signal Company. 362d In
fantry Regiment. I'd Battalion, Of 3263d
Infantry Reeiment, 347th Field ARTILLERY
Battalion, .34sth Field Artillery Battalion;
e1st Cavalry Reconnaissance Troops and
316th Engineers. C Battalion
,at.a As9a5a n1ts bosrs MsT trG9Rs
Heister) 21 troops, undesignated units.
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