Return of Comfort Hospital Ship Lifts New England Heroes
Thousands greet the Comfort as the first hospital ship to return from war service. Wounded New England soldiers aboard share courage and humor, tying messages home to anxious families while glowing crowds cheer through dusk. Capt. Arthur W. Dunbar notes their grit and readiness to fight again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Dunbar
Post
Army
Navy
Home, Sweet Home
Boston
New England
Wilson
W. H. Wilson
Phillips Street
Watertown
Simon E. Longfield
Pleasant Street
Charlestown
James R. Fisher
Antrim Street
Cambridge
Fisher
2Nd Infantry
Argonne Forest
Dunbar
1452 Wounded Soldiers Return From France Aboard Sierra
The steamship Sierra arrived at Hoboken with 1452 wounded soldiers from France. Notables include Private Joan H. Mullaney of Brookline, Captain Napoleon Bonaparte Marshall of New York’s colored regiment, Corporal Lester Hardy of Mattapan, Private Carl Zombetta of the 104th Infantry, and Chaplain Ray F. Jenney of Decatur. The reception featured a long cheer from the deck as families awaited news and prayers for the injured and for those who fought at Chateau Thierry, Verdun, and St Mihiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie J. Bradley
Forest P. Knowles
New Hampshire Avenue
Haverhill
Bradley
104Th Infantry
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Chateau Thierry
Seicheprey
Joseph Carter
Carter
47Th
Ith Marines
Post
Robert Emmet O’connor
O’connor
Boston
New England
Adjoinings Bays
C. F. McKenna
Canton
M Company
Tith Division
Soissons
Thomas E. Ostigny
Tobey Street
Pawtucket
R. I
38Th Infantry
Sd Division
Harry Leon
Andrew Stret
Lynn
30Th Infantry
Edward Haas
East Main Street
Waterbury
Conn
118Th Infantry
Alsace Lorraine
New York
Hoboken
France
Army Pier
Joan H. Mullaney
Robert Street
Brookline
Phillip Farrell
Toul
Napoleon Bonaparte Marshall
Collins
New York City
Marshall
Champagne
865Th Infantry
Exeter
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Alphonso Rand
Worcester
Red Cross
Rand
Broner
California
104Th
Tiieutenant
Company C
Carl Zombetta
G Company
Zombetta
Zambetta
Ray F. Jenney
Decatur
Ill
18Th Infantry
Meredith
N. H
Jenney
Metz
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Summerfield
William and Mary Dining Room
Wasay
William and Mary
the House OF Dignified Credit
Mment
Pier Head
Naval
Hudson
Philip W. Wilson
B Company
102D Machine Gun Company
Old ‘Yankee
Paris
Lieut. O'Connor
Joseph Colbert
302D Infantry
Filmes
Hietala
Maynard
John WL. Hietala
158Th Infantry
Camp Devens
Glendale Street
Dorchester Bay
E. T. Johnson
Reservoir Avenue
Bridgeport
Johnson
Azores
Brown
Chaser
Conestoga
Comfort
William R. Greer
Lebanon
Sixth Marines
Joseph Conte
Ellington Road
West Somerville
2D Infantry
Frank H. Gray
Norwich
16Th Company
Charles Tuttle
Lewiston
16Th Infantry
John Larson
Collinsville
Sergeant Creed
Eddy
South Boston
Louis Baer
Glenway Street
Dorchester
H Company
101St Infantry
St. Nazaira
Sierra
Thierry—Capt
Marshall En
Capt
McConnell
Lester Hardy
5Th Massachusetts
Joseph McConnell
Hardy
Captain McConnell
Joe
Corporal Hardy
Dyer Road
Mattapan
No Man’s Land
Dpd. C. Wingate
7Sth Field Artillery
Concord
Chickering Ampiio
Chickering
H. F. Miller
Marshall & Wendell
USI
Ivers & Pond
Electrelic Brewster Haines Chickering
Tremont Street
Mason
Waltham
Elgin
Hamilton
Waltham Movement
Lades
Washington Street
Winter St
Bellans Indigest
IOR
Bellans
Hiting
Whiting Paper Company
Chicago
Philadelphia
Byston, Holyoine
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