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Was With the Fourth Army Corps While Operating With Americans in the Toul Sector. Major Maurice Pease, who has been overseas with the 301st engineers, has returned to this city, after having been honorably discharged from the army at Washington, D. C. Major Pease, is the son of Mrs. L. Hoyt Pease of Lexington street. He received his training at Platts burg, at the American University at Washington and at Camp Devens. Au gust 15, 1917, he was commissioned a captain at Plattsburg, and November 1, 1918, he was given the commission of major. Major Pease was formerly with Company B of Hartford, and was de tailed with the 801st engineers with which company he remained while overseas until the last two weeks of debarkation, when he was on Col. Wootem's staff. He went overseas June 28 and returned to this country April 21. While overseas he was stationed with the Fourth corps, which was lo cated at the Toul sector, staying there during the St. Mihiel drive and until the signing of the armistice, and went with the first troops of the army of occupation into Germany. There, his company was stationed at Brehl. The active work of Major Pease's company consisted in the repairing of roads across No Man's Land and his personal work in supervising all kinds of building and construction work. Major Pease returned to this country April 21, on the Harrisburg, going to Washington, D. C., and returning from there to this city.
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New Britain Herald
New Britain, Connecticut, US
Fri, Apr 25, 1919
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