"GI Arrivals Due Today"

Title

"GI Arrivals Due Today"

Subject

World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Description

Front: Headline says GI Arrivals, with subheading Due Today. Listed in Boston are "George H. Thomas (Le Havre) 586: Misc. personnel, incl. 27th mil. Police escort gd, co., FA casual det., cav. School casual det. Chanute Victory (Le Havre) 1980: Misc. personnel, incl. 183d, FA gp., with medics; hq. and hq. btry. 193d FA gp., with medics: hq and hq btry., 113th cav. rec. sqdn. mech., wih meidcs. Matthew Cheehan (Barry) 10: Misc. personnel." Listed in New York is "USS Boise (Cristobal) 442: Misc. Personnel." Listed in Newport News is "St Albans Victory, 1963: 188th and 291st engr. C. btns. 327th QM serv. co. 676th med. coll. co. Hq. and hq. det., 437th med. btn. FA sch. cas. det. Misc. personnel. Ephrim Brevard, 36: Misc. personnel. George Chamberlain, 99: 56th and 57th sig. A. W. det. 199th med. disp. avn. 56th hosp. train. Misc. personnel. Mexican, 104: Misc. personnel." Listed in San Francisco are "Buckingham. Hehanta Bay, Presi-dent Jackson. Pitt, Bonhomme Richard, Japara, Bolivar. York-own, Oakland. Cape Henolopen, William F. Biddle: 15,100 personnel." The back of the newspaper clipping is a partial headline referencing the war. The certificate of the imperial domain of the golden dragon lists Edmund's ship as the Bon Homme Richard, which this newspaper says was due to arrive in San Francisco.

Abstract

A newspaper clipping recording when GIs will arrive back in the U.S. Edmund's ship, the Bon Homme Richard, was set to arrive in San Francisco.

Date

1945

Is Part Of

2

Extent

2 x 3.9"

Type

Newspaper clipping of GI arrivals in U.S.

Identifier

CPL-UKLEJA-scrapbook-002-05

Files

Citation

“"GI Arrivals Due Today",” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed March 5, 2026, https://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/9343.