Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1919 — COL HEALEY LEFT FOR HOME THIS MORNING. [ARTICLE]

COL HEALEY LEFT FOR HOME THIS MORNING.

001. George H. Healey left for home this Thursday morning from Brest, France, with his division, and experts to reach RensseflJaer about (the middle of August. The colonel has been overseas tor about ten months, sailing with his division, the 151st, the latter part of September, 1918, after (having spent a year at Camp Shelby, Miss., following the sending of the local militia organization to that cantonment. Although denied the chance of active engagement, the colonel has, nevertheless, seen much of interest (in Europe and has derived a great deal 1 of (benefit from hiis experiences. Had the war Hasted another month he iwoulld have had the opportunity of taking his men into 'battle, the armistice being signed when he was only a few days from the front.