Chaplains Praise Yankee Division Men and Gallant Leaders
All Yankee Division chaplains praise the troops as morally stout and brave. Chaplain O Connor, a captain, was gassed twice in action and reports full recovery. Chaplain DeValles of New Bedford returns after hardship with the 104th Infantry, where many earned the Croix de Guerre for gallantry at Apremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
26Th
John D. Edwards
101St Engineers
John DeValles
104Th Infantry
M. J. O’connor
Allen Evans, Jr
Charles K. Imbrie
104Th
Walton S. Danker
Worcester
O’connor
Father O'Connor
John B. DeValles
New Bedford
Apremont
Passaga
Allen Evans
Philadelphia
Richard K. Imbrie
Harrisburg and Milton Chaplains Lead Homeward Hail
Chaplains from Harrisburg Penn and Chaplain H Boyd Edwards of the 10st Engineers cried Hail good friends from the transport sides yesterday. They expressed longing for home in Milton as the voyage continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Penn
H. Boyd Edwards
10St Engineers
Milton
Homecomers Call For General Edwards At Pier Arrival
Mount Vernon troops voiced longing for General Edwards as they arrived at Commonwealth Pier. He was absent but expected to meet them later, with praise calling him a prince and the best general the army had. Brigadier General Cole on the Samoset pilothouse sparked cheers and greetings from many soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Commonwealth Pier
Edwards
Cole
Samoset
Harlie
Dorchester Soldier Recalls Ice Cream Reward
Raymond Fitzgerald of Dorchester recalls two bricks of ice cream he earned after serving with the Machine Gun Company of the 104th Infantry. He is cited for bravery for a “little thing” such as retrieving a wounded comrade from No Man's Land after leaving the United States over 18 months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Raymond Fitzgerald
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
104Th Infantry
Ray
No Man’s Land
We Don’t Come Home Very Often Says Homecoming Crew
Soldiers receive a warm welcome upon return with cheers and shouts from the crowd. A wit among the homecoming heroes on the ship quips that they do not come home very often.
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New England
George W. Bunnell
W. H. Dolan
Bunnell
Boston
Dolan
Fitchburg
Francis V. Logan
Father O’connor
Logan
101St Infantry
M. J. O'Connor
United States Health
Long Island
Health Department
Fernestine Guillemot
Harley Chandler
Red Cross
Morgan
Kentucky
Chaplain Imbrie
J. Edmunds
W. F. Chisholm
J. H. Allen
C. J Mannevach
H. F. Gullickson
D Company
104Th Engineers
Yusky New England
William Cummings
Eugene Levesque
Charles Kilmer
James P. Barrett
Joseph Tinders
James B. Keller
C. B. Waddell
Henry G. Norton
John B. Powers
Thomas F. Powers
Col. Logan
Gallivan
Terday
Colonel Logan
The
America
James A. Gallivan
Mass
Mr. Carberry
Clifton B. Carberry
the Post
Europe
Daily Post
Scott & Bowne
Scott’s
Cootie
Carl Magnusson
Somerville
Arthur Ahern
Springfield
Chateau Thierry
General Edwards
London
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