[803rd Pioneer Infantry Battalion on the U.S.S. Philippine (troop ship) from Brest harbor, France, July 18, 1919]. no. 29

Photograph shows African American soldiers lounging on the deck of the U.S.S. Philippine on their return to the United States from Brest, France, 1919.
Set title from Gladstone collection checklist. Caption devised by Library staff.
Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M83-M99.
One of 16 photographs from an incomplete set showing the 803rd on their return to the United States after World War I.
"no. 29" -on the front of image.
Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.294).