The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
e TROOP SHIPS
TO ARRIVE TODAY
nv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

East coast anu SIX west NoaS1
ports.
At New York, IL ships are seized
,led to arrive with more than 12,.
ma troops; at Newport News, Va,
five ships with more than 2,2S9
and at Boston one with 81.
On the West Coast four ships
and several small craft are due a
San Francisco with 1858 men:
eioht at Los Angeles with $50;
ar at Tacoma, Wash, with 3,O65;
me- at Seattle, Wash, with Its;
- at San Diego, Calf, with 1908
and one at Portland, Oregon, with
1858.
Ships and units arriving:
At New York
Pittston Victory from Antwerp
1877 troops including 38o5th
s8O6th. 38O7th, 380th, 3832nd quar-
field artllery battalion; 536th en-
..rmaster truck companies; 365tt
gineer long pontoon company.
E. B. Alexander from LIE Havre
5127 troops including first fielc
artillery observation battalion
38Oth, 381st, 3696th, 3966th, 4OO5tf
truck companies; 413th, 414th
gath, 245 port companies; 596tt
bomb squadron; 3209th quarter
master service company; Wacs
nurses.
Hampton Sidney Victor from
Marseilles, ISIS troops including
239th engineer combat battalion
279th engineer combat battalion:
headquarters and headquarters de
tachment, 206th quartermaster bat
talon
Miscellaneous troops on follow
ing: Jacob Lukenbach from Ant
werp. 81; Algic from Antwerp, Is
spetsae from Calcutta, %; hos
pital ship Wisteria from Bremen
565 patients: Smith Victory, 1885
Frostburg Victory, 1881; Bre
Harte. $50; Robin Sherwood, 497
Leonardo Romero, %.
At Newport News
Miscellaneous troops on follow
ing: Santa Clara Victory, IL: Bran
der Mathews, "a; USS Langley, 2,
100; Seatrain Texas, 1853; H. Viii
liams mo information on numbe.
of troops aboard).
At Boston
Charles STILES from Antwerp, 8
miscellaneous troops.
At Seattle
Maxim Island from Shanghai, /,
us troops.
At Tacoma
General Scott from Shanghai, 3,
O65 troops.
At San Diego
Miscellaneous personnel aboar'
% ships from Pearl Harbor, 1908
At San Francisco
Miscellaneous personnel on FOL
lowing: Brazil from Manila, 5,O65
Wharton from Leyte, 1904 army
1852 navy; Rawlins from Manila
2l4O army; Currituck from Pear
Harbor, 1893 navy; few small craft
50.
At Los Angeles
Miscellaneous personnel on fol
lowing: Merrimac from Pearl Hal
Dor, 81: Montrose from Guam, l,
663: Sylvania from Saipan, 432
Griggs from Noumea, 2,051; Rob.
Wentley from Hollandia, 1,452
Sovereign of the Sea from Ho]
landia, %; Mormacsea from Ho]
landia. 1.115; and Cape Friendship
from Tutuila, 81.
At Portland
Botetourt from Nagoya, 1885
miscellaneous troops.
Ships and units arriving yester
day:
At New York
Rockmill Victory with 1,543 troop
including cannon company, head
quarters and headquarters com
pany, Bird battalion, and compan1e
G. H. I. K and L of the 104th IN
fantry regiment; anti-tank com
pany and cannon company, 328tl
infantry regiment.
Andrew Moore, with 553 troop
including company L, 357th lntan
try regiment; service company an
anti-tank company, 358th infantr.
regiment.
Kokomo Victory, with 1,5l
troops including 128th anti-airfrac
art llery gun battalion.
Sea Porpoise, with 1885 misce]
laneous troops.
Ambrose Burnside, with I'll
troops, including 990th quarter
master service company, 39O2no
3900th, 443d quartermaster true
companies; all Negro troops.
Charles Goodyear, with ST
troops, including the 18th evacua
ton hospital, and the 895th ant,
aircraft artillery air warning bal
talon.
Miscellaneous troops. on follow
ing: George Pendleton, 3; Jare
1ngersoll, 2; Sheepshead Bay Vic
tory from LIE Havre, 1,548; an
Midland Victory from Calcutta.
At Newport News, Va.
Usat Cristoba1, with 1928 troops
Including headquarters and heac
quarters company, End battalion
lOlst infantry regiment; servlc
company, 1o1st infantry regiment
and following units Of 104th infar
try regiment: Service company