The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-27
$1,000 VETERANS
Due HOME TODAY
Over $4,000 Expected Ia
Arrive At West Coast
Ports From Pacific
By The Associated Press


are due to arrive aboard IS vessels
at six U. S. ports Wednesday.
Three west coast points expect
debarkation of 12,464 personnel
from II ships while two east coast
ports await 1889 aboard six ves'
sells. New Orleans, La, will re-
ceive one transport carrying 594
troops.
West coast arrivals: San Diego,
1888 personnel two ships; San
Francisco, 8,226 men, seven yes.
sells; Seattle, Wash, two ships
2,645 personnel.
East coast arrivals include: New
York, three transports, 1921
troops; Norfolk, Va, three yes.
sells.
Ships and units arriving:
At New York:
Miscellaneous troops on follow.
ing vessels: Frank H. Evers from
Tunis, two (due originally Tues.
day.; exchange from Japan, 1911;
Rosemont from Antwerp, eight.
At Norfolk
Miscellaneous on following: Cape
Pillar, six (due originally Tues.
day.; E. A. Peden from Naples,
one (due originally Tuesday,; S. S.
Virginian, due originally Tuesday
Carries nc troops); William Stew
art from Italy II.
At New Orleans:
U S Florida from Panama, 5S4
miscellaneous personnel.
At San Diego:
Miscellaneous on following: as.
sault transport rresidio, 1.14a
Navy, Marines and Army (due
originally Monday; transport
Pocomoke, $50 Navy, Marines,
Coast Guard and Army.
At Seattle
Miscellaneous on following: S. S
Columbia from Alaska, II Army;
Marine Panther from Calcutta, q,
628 Army.
At San Francisco-Clay from
Saipan, 1,677 Army, including fol
lowing units of goth Air Force:
313th, 314th and 315th Bomb Wings
Every heavy and 18th Fighter
Command; So miscellaneous Navy
personnel.
Miscellaneous personnel on fol
lowing: Burleigh from oamar, l.
632 Navy; Rockwell, from Pear.
Harbor, 8o3 Navy, BIS Army:
Acadia from Manila, 767 Army
(due originally Mondays; Sierra
from Pearl Harbor, 513 Navy;
Round Splice from Honolulu, l;
troops Of 54th Floating Spare Parts
Depot; Oneida from Guam, LIE
Navy, 231 Army.
Tuesday Arrivals
At New York-Tufts Victory from
Bremerhaven, 1,454 troops, includ'
ing Headquarters and Headquart
ers Company, Companies B and {
of 716th Railroad Operating Batta
lion: Companies A, B and c ano
Medical Detachment of 243rd En-
gineer Battalion; 422nd Quarter
master Truck Company; 2840th En-
gineer Forestry Company.
William and Mary Victory from
Antwerp (due origInaY1y Monday
1,510 troops, including 381st Engi'
neer Combat Battalion; 348th En-
gineer Combat Battalion.
From Bremenhaven
Stevens Victory from Bremen
haven, 1,5oS troops, including 2S3rd,
2S7th and 243rd Engineer Batta-
lions.
Miscellaneous personnel on fol-
lowing vessels: James Turner
from Bremen, four; Waterbury
Victory from Bremen, 1,4o4; E.
W. Baughman from Panama, one.
Cristobal from Southampton, 2O2
war brides and children.
At San Diego
Miscellaneous on following: Es-
cort Carrier Prince William, 64a
Navy and Marines; Transport e.
fingham, 1,487 Navy, Marines and
Coast Guard; several small craft,
81 Navy.
At observation-disclosures on fol
lowing: Maryville Victory from
Korea, 1878 Army; U S S Desboro
from Kodiak, "a Army, $50 Navy
At San Francisco Miscellaneous
on following: Adrra from Guam,
1874 Army; Medea from Samar,
511 Navy; Matsonia from Pearl
Harbor, 144 Navy, SO Army; Nun
see from Pearl Harbor, IS Navy;
Seekunk from Pearl Harbor, Is
Navy; Subchaser 1923 from Pearl
Harbor, eight Navy.