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U. S. VETERINARY CORPS HOSPITAL NO 18, CAMP ART, FRANCE WW1

SOLDIER AND ARTIST: PFC. DAVID CHRISTOPHER HITE, DRAWINGS, SOUGY FRANCE, WW1

U. S. Veterinary Hospital No 18 WW1 Camp Art Discovered at Petaluma, CA a few years ago by Jack and Valerie (Rubke) Barry from Davis, CA. Jack is from Cincinnati and Valerie is a 4th generation Californian from Sonoma, CA. Jack and Valerie have been so kind as to share 2 ink sketches drawn by D.C. Hites when he was stationed at U. S. Veterinary Hospital No. 18 during WW1 at Sougy, France with our Murphy Family and with you also. I believe what D.C. Hites refers to, as the delousing station is really the Animal Dipping Vat at VC hospital No 18. When I first looked at this sketch I compared the sketch to the Dipping Vat picture and noticed the first buildings roofline had a roof facing you and the next building the peak of the roof is facing you. And the building windows were close enough for this type of sketch that was probably drawn for fun. I feel this was close enough for me to believe that this sketch is truly a genuine picture of VC hospital No 18. I enjoy the sketch because it gives you a sense of what it was like to get the horses and mules to go through the line into the vat and up the ramp on the other side and it looks like they may have then gone into a building to be inspected and then fed and released. I cannot thank Jack and Valerie enough for sharing this wonderful discovery with our family who are so fortunate to see a part of what my grandfather Leonard Murphy went through many times. Because there were only around 300 enlisted men plus officers in the unit it is a very rare find. Jack and Valerie now enjoy this sketch and another sketch that D.C. Hites made in 1919 with a cowboy and his girl friend hanging on their wall, which is presumed to be D.C. Hites himself.

April 25 2008

Greg,
My great grandfather is David Christopher Hite who is the author of the sketches or Camp Art of Veterinary Hospital No 18 in France that you have on your website. I have a couple of photo albums from my great grandfather and my grandfather. They both took a lot of pictures that probably seemed random and pointless at the time, but are proving to be a wonderful treasure to me now. I have pictures from WWI and WWII. I also have a few pieces of artwork from my great grandfather. I have some sketches, a painting, and a couple of carvings. My dad also has a few things, but I'm not sure exactly what they are. We are in the process of moving my dad and step mom here to Arkansas.

As soon as they get settled, I'll have a chance to look through his things.

I have been to your web site, but I haven't read everything yet. You have done a wonderful job! That's how I found out about Jack Barry having my great grandfather's sketches. I never imagined that anyone would actually buy his work and hang it in their house. Kinda makes you proud, you know?

I have a couple of photo albums that belonged to my grandfather. David Hite was his dad. There are a lot of military photos in there - mostly from WWII, but I'm going to look through them again in case I've overlooked anything. If I find a picture of my great grandfather in uniform I'll be sure to send it to you.

Below are some of his pictures from the family photo album

Kristy

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