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Identifier: historyofuniteds00coop (find matches)
Title: A history of United States Army Base Hospital No. 36 (Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery Unit) organized at Detroit, Michigan, April 11th, 1917
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Cooper, Alice Evelyn, ed Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery
Subjects: United States. Army. Base hospital no. 36, Vittel, France
Publisher: (Detroit)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Germans. In passing over the line they failed torespond to signals and were brought down by anti air craft guns. They had a full set of photo-graphs of this vicinity and we felt pretty lucky that they were brought down. The A. R. C.opened the bath houses in the galleries on the 25th for general use, and it was a godsend, forbath tubs have been at a premium and it was necessary to make a date days in advance to beable to keep decently clean. The Red Cross Hut was opened officially on August 31, with alarge dance. Many out of town guests were on the job. September, 1918 St. Mihiel fell under the terrible drive by the Americans and French, and we are receivingour full share of patients. We have handled an average, of 600 patients daily from September14 to 18—all beds, cots and every available space filled. Lt. Col. Phillips received orders to-day, the 15th, to report to headquarters of the MedicalDepartment at Chaumont for duty. Everyone will miss him, for no one was more loved or re-
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VertouOn Board Rijndam.Liverpool Harbor,of Bath Establishment, Vittel. Eh RouteOur Mascot, the Goat, Detroit.Liverpool Harbor.Cafe in Vittel Park. spected. Lt. Col. Shurly becomes Commanding Officer. Received advices to-day that we vifereto function as an Evacuation Hospital. Everyone working day and night. Captain George Fay, Captain A. B. Smith, and Captain H. E. Randall were commissionedMajors M. C. Capt. Burroughs, of Base Hospital 23, died of pneumonia on the 18th. He is the first offi-cer to be taken, and had a great many friends in the Center. Impressive services were held onthe following day, members of all units participating. On the 25th a number of Christmas boxes arrived—little the worse for the slight delayof ten months. This month finds over 3,000 patients in the hospital. October, 1918 News comes that the Germans are seeking an Armistice, but the rumors are being discount-ed. However, it makes a good story and coupled with the news of the advances being madeby the All

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