Last Soldier Home
Frank Burdick the Last to Come to Norwich from Overseas
Utica Saturday Globe, October 1919
Frank P. Burdick
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: It is believed that Sunday saw the last of the Norwich boys arrive home from military duty in France. Frank P. Burdick, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Burdick, was honorably discharged at Camp Dix on Saturday, after being in service 30 months, during which, as a chauffeur in the medical Corps, he traveled extensively through France, Holland, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. No country looked so good to him as the United States and no spot in the States looked quite so charming as the little city of Norwich. "Pink" was scheduled to return in July and embarked at Antwerp, Belgium, with every expectation of steaming for America, but when the ship touched at Brest he was one of a detachment of 90 to be taken off and detailed to check up medical stores at St. Sulpice, France. When he finally came across it was aboard the Northern Pacific, which brought Col. E.M. House and party.
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