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In late May the men of the Trident Division
traveled by truck convoy to Camp Old Gold located near
Yerville, France. In the middle of June, the 97th
shipped out of Le Havre on the Brazil and several other
troopships. In the latter part of June, the Trident
Division arrived in New York, received a grand welcome
home from the fireboats and the civilian populace, and
proceeded by train to Camp Shanks, near Nyack,
New York. The soldiers then received thirty-day
furloughs. |