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Company M Drill
On September 18, 1917, Oliver Reiley (father of contributor Bill Reiley) and parts of the Rainbow Division were taken to Hoboken, New Jersey and put aboard a confiscated German freighter, renamed the President Grant. It had been prepared as a troop ship by placing bunks in the cargo holds. It was estimated that about 20% of her crew had prior sea duty. The troops were fed only twice a day to space problems and water sometimes had to be purchased. |
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