Family Genealogy
World War I

Army Transport to France and Home

Philip Duncan Stevens   1894 – 1976 Born Malden, Massachusetts Son of Milan Stevens and Minerva Bennett

Philip left for France on July 6, 1918 from New York, New York, aboard the ship Cedric. He was a private in the military unit Co B-301st Infantry.

Philip on passenger list for Cedric
Passenger list for the Cedric, July 1918 (source 1). Click the image to enlarge.
Ship Cedric
The Cedric (source 2).

Coming home

Philip was sent home on November 27, 1918, from St. Nazaire, France aboard the ship Kroonland. The ship arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey, on December 11, 1918. He was listed as a Corporal in the military unit HQ. Tropp 76 Division.

Philip on passenger list for Kroonland
Passenger list for the Kroonland, November 1918 (source 3). Click the image to enlarge.
Ship Kroonland
The Kroonland (source 2).

Sources

  1. "U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910–1939," database with images, Ancestry (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Cedric, departing New York, 6 July 1918; citing Lists of Outgoing Passengers, compiled 1917–1938, NAI 6234477, roll or box 405, Record Group 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  2. "U.S., WWI Troop Transport Ships, 1918–1919," database with images, Ancestry (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2017), images of the Cedric and the Kroonland; citing various sources.
  3. "U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910–1939," database with images, Ancestry (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Kroonland, departing St. Nazaire, France, 27 November 1918; citing Lists of Incoming Passengers, compiled 1917–1938, NAI 6234465, roll or box 138, Record Group 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.