 The 89th Division returned to the United States in May 1919 but Somervell remained behind as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, in charge of supply, of the U.S. Third Army, and the American Forces in Germany, as it was re-designated on 2 July 1919.There, he met Anna Purnell, the daughter of a Chicago businessman, who was there as a YMCA volunteer.The two were married in August 1919.