Today In Wyoming's History: January 3, 1920

Today In Wyoming's History: January 3:

1920 The last of the U.S. troops depart France.

1920  The USS Cheyenne (Monitor No. 10), which had originally been commissioned as the USS Wyoming, was decommissioned.

Saturday, July 26, 1919, The 1919 Motor Transport Convoy goes to Denison and to a dance, the USS Wyoming goes through the Panama Canal.

The Saturday Evening Post for this day had a scene that was a bit out of season.

The Army's Motor Transport Convoy made 69 miles, a reduction over recent lengths, on this Saturday, July 26.

In making that distance over 7.5 hours they went from Jefferson, Iowa to Denison, Iowa.  The Mack trucks had trouble on this day.

In Denison they were treated to the largest crowd in the town's history, a temporary shower bath in Washington Park, and a dance at the Courthouse Square.

On the same day, the USS Wyoming was going through the Panama Canal.

Today In Wyoming's History: December 17, 1918

Today In Wyoming's History: December 17:

1918  The USS Cheyenne, formerly the USS Wyoming, but renamed due the later battleship being assigned that name, assigned to Division I, American Patrol Division.

Today In Wyoming's History: December 7, 1917: USS Wyoming arives in Scapa Flow.

Today In Wyoming's History: December 7:

1917  The USS Wyoming, under sail since November 25, arrives in Scapa Flow.  Four U.S. battleships arrive at Scapa Flow taking on the role of the British Grand Fleet's Sixth Battle Squadron. These include USS Delaware (BB-28), USS Florida (BB-30), New York (BB-34), and USS Wyoming

(BB-32).

Today In Wyoming's History: November 13, 1917. The USS Wyoming becomes the flagship

Today In Wyoming's History: November 13:

1917.   The USS Wyoming becomes  Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman's, Commander Battleship Division 9, flagship. Attribution:  On This Day.