United States Army Ambulance Service

United States Army Ambulance Service
An early insignia of the service.
Active 1917 - 1918 - 1919
Country United States
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army

The United States Army Ambulance Service (USAAS) was a unit of the United States Army during World War I. It was established by General Order No. 75 of the War Department in May 1917. It primarily provided medical services to the French, British and Italian Armies during the first World War.[1] In the second World War, the unit aided the British and the Italians. It incorporated the volunteer sections of the American Field Service, which had been formed before the American entry into World War I.

Structure

Each section was composed of approximately "45 men, 20 Ford ambulances, 1 Ford touring car, 1 truck, and a kitchen trailer."[1] The number of officers peaked at 209 officers in November 1918 and in the course of demobilization was reduced to 3 in July 1920.[2]

Operations

History

USAAS personnel in training at Camp Crane

References

  1. 1 2 Report of the Surgeon-General U.S. Army to the Secretary of War, 2, United States Government Printing Office, 1919, p. 1484
  2. ↑ Ginn, Richard Van Ness (1997). The History of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. Office of the Surgeon General and Center of Military History, United States Army. ISBN 0160453534. OCLC 609748028. CMH 30-19-1. Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  • Bodfish, Robert Ware (1919), A History of Section 647, United States Army Ambulance Service With the French Army, Worcester, Massachusetts: The Stobbs Press
  • Ireland, Merritte Weber (1925), "Chapter VI: The United States Army Ambulance Service", The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War, VIII, Washington: Government Printing Office
  • Smucker, Jr., John R. (1967), The history of the United States Army Ambulance Service with the French and Italian armies, 1917-1918-1919, Allentown, Pa.: United States Army Ambulance Service Association
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