World War I ended on Nov. 11, 1918 but it takes a while for the troops to get home. This articles tells about some of the men from Brockport that were arriving home in April 1919.

The Brockport Republic

Thursday, April 10, 1919

MORE BOYS GET HOME

George Dettinger who has recently received his discharge from the service arrived at the home of his mother on Maxon street Wednesday.

Wagoner Lloyd L. Brown of the 103 Ammunition Train, 27th Division, who is well known in Brockport has been discharged from the service and arrived in Spencerport last week Wednesday.

John Leach of High street, who os serving with the 6th Regt. of Marines, now sationed on a hospital ship in New York harbor, is spending a ten day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Leach.

Clayton Way has been mustered out of the service and returned to his home on Fayette street last week. He was a member of the famous 27th Division, and arrived home none the worse for his strenuous war experiences.

Charles Leach has been mustered out of the service and returned last week to his home on Fair street. He was a member of Company I, 37th Division, and saw service in some of the hardest fought battles of the war. Was gassed during the Argonne Forest drive and sent back to the hospital where he remained for two weeks. He also participated in the battles of St. Mehiel, the Lys and Escault Rivers and was engaged in operations at the Lorraine Sector for sixty days. He was given his honorable discharge on April first.

Nat Lester arrived home Sunday, having received his discharge from the service. He left Brockport April 3rd of last year for Camp Dix, where he was sick for a time with influenza, and on May 19th left with the 78th Division for Southampton, England. After a five day stay there they were ordered to Calais, France, where they were ordered to the American Sector at Toul. This Division saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war, having participated in the St. Mehiel and Argonne drives. Mr. Lester was transferred to the Intelligence Department Headquarters’ Division, where he was kept busy in the Finance branch of the service. He was ordered home with Casual Company No. 2481, arriving at Camp Mills early last week.

William J. Richardson received his discharge from the service at Camp Upton Saturday, arriving at the home on Lyman street Sunday. He enlisted May 8th, 1917, in the Light Artillery, and was ordered to Texas, where he remained for thirteen months. He went overseas with the 6th Division last June, and did his bit on the battlefields of France. He was badly gassed with mustard gas in the big drives of St. Souplet on November 3rd and several of his ribs were cracked by a bursting shell from which he has not yet recovered. He spent a number of weeks in different hospitals in France, and since returning to this country was invalided in the government Hospital at Camp Merritt for two weeks, and later for several weeks in the hospital at Camp Upton.