transport Leviathan returning with 8,000 soldiers, including wounded, to Camp Merritt. The ship underwent maintenance in England, changing camouflage to gray. Crew members at the stern acknowledge greeting from Camp Merritt band and Red Cross canteen workers. Image passed by censor on Dec. 26, 1918.

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