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Veterinary Corps in WW 1

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This website is dedicated to my grandfather Sergeant Leonard Patrick Murphy who was in the US Army Veterinary Corps in WW 1, Leonard was with the Veterinary Hospital No. 18 assigned to Sougy France south of Paris. It is also dedicated to all those that served in the Veterinary Corps, Quartermaster Corps, Remount Depots and Squadrons and the Cavalry and to their relatives too that wish to keep their memories alive during WW1

NOTE: PLEASE LOOK FOR THE LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE. THERE ARE MANY LINKS KIND OF HIDDEN IN THE WEBSITE. THIS IS BECOMING A VERY LARGE WEBSITE SO WATCH IT, IT IS GETTING EASY TO GET LOST.

NOTE: COMING SOON A UNPUBLISHED REPORT WRITTEN BY THE VETERINARY CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE DURING WW1. I have received this report from a person who wishes not to be name and I have never seen this report before in my research. It is a wonderful Birdseye report of the operation of the Veterinary Corps during and to the end of the war. As soon as time permits I will post this report. NOTE 9-28-07: I have not forgot about this report, I'll try to get it up this winter.

The above picture is of my grandfather Sergeant Leonard Murphy who was assigned to Veterinary Hospital No 18 during WW1. This is one of the long lost pictures that has been found recently. This picture is of Leonard on his horse taken at Veterinary Hospital No 18 at Sougy France or in the area. In the pictures that we now have Leonard is anyways riding this horse.

This webpage is a work in progress and I hope to share with you things that I have been collecting on the Veterinary Corps during WW1 in memory of my Grandfather. If you would like to share anything please e-mail me by click my name in the upper left hand corner. In my research of the Veterinary Corps during WW1 it has been very hard finding any information and pictures are very rare. Because of this it is my desire to keep the memory of the Veterinary Corps during WW1 alive. Please feel free to use anything that I have put up on my Webpages for personal use. Please e-mail me for any use other than personal use and I will be glad to approve if reasonable. I only ask that I be given credit for the years of hard work that it has been to find information. Thank you,yours sincerely Greg Krenzelok. I could not have done this without the help of Leonard's daughter and my mother Geraldine Murphy Krenzelok

Base Veterinary Hospital No. 2 Headquarters Office in France during WW1

THOSE THAT SERVED IN THE US ARMY VETERINARY CORPS IN WW1

I would also like to dedicate this website to all that served in the Veterinary Corps. If you would like to add your relative to this website that was in the Veterinary Corps, Quartermaster Corps or Remount Depots and Squadrons during WW1 and would like to share any pictures and information please contact me. The more information that is collected helps each of us to better understand the role our relatives played in the Veterinary Corps. You can post just a name or as much as you would like. Please get involved, I am getting e-mails from people looking for information and maybe the information that you post will help someone else out in their research. You will always be able to add or remove any information that you post. The information that you post may help someone else who is searching for information on their relative or help us all learn more

YOU CAN NOW LISTEN TO PART OF LEONARD SEBASTIAN ON TAPE

Leonard's family has donated this taping of their grandfather who was in France at Veterinary Hospital No 8. This is a wonderful tape and do not miss listening to it! Click on the below link and find the link to Leonard's webpage, you will find the button to play the recording at the botttom

Click on the below link to go to the WW1 US Army Veterinary Corps Post

The US Army WW1 Veterinary Corps Post page

THOSE THAT SERVED IN VETERINARY CORPS OF THE OTHER NATIONS

NOTE; FOR A LONG TIME I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO INCORP0RATE THE WW1 VETERINARY CORPS OF THE OTHER NATIONS INTO THIS WEBSITE. I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN POSTING THEIR RELATIVES FROM THE FRENCH, BRITISH, CANADIAN, AUSTRALIA AND MAYBE EVEN THE GERMAN VETERINARY CORPS BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL START A WEBPAGE FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT NATIONS. YOU CAN MAKE A SIMPLE POST WITH JUST A NAME OR A NAME AND A PICTURE. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO YOU COULD HAVE A WHOLE WEBPAGE TO MAKE A TRIBUTE TO YOUR RELATIVE WHO SERVED IN THE VETERINARY CORPS OR RELATED UNITS DURING WW1. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED I WILL POST THE RELATED LINKS BELOW IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE TRY TO MAKE THINGS AS EASY FOR ME AS YOU CAN BY DOING THE WRITE-UPS ON A WORD DOCUMENT AND SEND JPG IMAGES IF YOU CAN.

Note: I will not be able to go in depth on the Veterinary Corps of other nations like I have done on this website, because I have about all I can handle in my research of the US Veterinary Corps but if those of you that have a interest in one of these Veterinary Corps, Remount and Cavalry units and if you would like to do a write up I will do the set up and do the posting. This way we can cover those that have not been able to find information and a place to post their relatives and love ones in a more personal way. I do run across information in my research of other nations and I will try to post this material as I have time. I am starting to build up a much larger database thanks to those that have sent me information and I hope to share this on the website in the future. The database is growing and growing everyday.

Click on the below Link for the Royal British Army Veterinary Corps during WW1

Royal British Army Veterinary Corps in WW 1

Click on the below Link for the Germany Veterinary Corps during WW1

German Veterinary Corps During WW1

Click on the below Link for the French Veterinary Corps during WW1

French Veterinary Corps during WW1

THE US ARMY VETERINARY CORPS DURING WW1

It should first be noted that at the start of the War before the Veterinary Corps was under the jurisdiction of the Medical Corps the Veterinary Corps was detached to the Remount Service and the Remount Service was part of the Quartmaster Corps

It's hard to believe today that back during WW1 horses and mules still played a major role in the armies of the world. And because like a man, horses required a large inner structure with the army to transport, feed and care for them. And unlike a machine that can be left in the battlefield something had to be done with a horse that was dead or alive.

CAMP LEE VIRGINIA DURING WW1

A Veterinary Training School also opened at Camp Lee in early May(1918) with one thousand six hundred white and Negro enlisted men from every section of the U.S. as students. Lt. Col. Edward A. Sturgess from the 155th Depot Brigade 80th Div. was appointed commandant. The students were housed in 400 tents pending completion of 52 buildings.(Page 131 of the History)From your above listings a great many men were trained here. The 80th Div. started their embarkation to France in late May 1918. The Training school remained at Camp Lee after the 80th departed. The History indicates the 37th Nat'l guard Div. came to Camp Lee after the 80th left.

Bruce Smith
Historian,
Descendant of 80th Division Veterans.

Click on the below link of Camp Lee

Camp Lee Virginia during WW1

CAMP GREENLEAF, GA DURING WW1

Veterinary Company No 1 Truck at Camp Greenleaf, GA 1918

Click on the below link for Camp Greenleaf:

Camp Greenleaf, GA during WW1

Note: coming as soon as I can get around to it. I just purchased a wonderful book "AS YOU WERE, Veterinary Company No 1, CAMP GREENLEAF ,GA December 1918" It has the roster and is a very interesting read. Those that may have had a relative in this unit can email and I will check to see if their name in on the roster - GREG

The below link to The Forgotten Army is a wonderful website that deals with the role of Horses and Mules during WW1 with the British Army. The story was about the same for life of the US horses and mules

The Forgotten Army Website

Below this are very rare WW1 Veterinary Collar Disks. A US Collar Disk will be on the right collar and the above collar disk is on the left collar. It was quite common to have a regular Medical Collar Disk instead of the above disk with a V. The insignia on the right is posted by G.A. SOUSA. I believe this is a pre WW1 Artillery Officer's Veterinary Corps insignia. If you go to WW1 Army Insignia Identification link below I have post other pre WW1 Veterinary Corps insignias

Post WW1 Officer's Collar Insignia and the type used during WW1. During WW1 there were many places like the Sears Catalog and many other company's where an enlisted man or a Officer could buy uniforms, equipment and even insignias for their uniform and a lot of the times there were slightly different variations in insignias. I think we need to start watching out for reproduction WW1 insignias. Look for a nice patina such as the above image, second over from the left this is what a WW1 officer’s collar insignia should look like. Sometimes I wonder if the other above examples may look a little too new unless they were new stock and never used. As of this date I have never seen VC insignias reproduced for sale. As Veterinary Corps collar insignias become more and more valuable I THINK WE NEED TO WATCH OUT. If you go to Leonard Murphy website you will see Leonard wearing an officer's insignia with just a single V. In my research this is the type that I have found being worn by the officers during WW1.

The last Veterinary Corps Insignia on the right is posted by Melinda Yantis who is stationed in Germany and writes: I am sending you a picture of the VC Shabrique badge it was placed on the rear, lower corner of the officer's saddle blanket. It measures about 2 1/2 inches long, I am not sure if they were used in both wars or not.

Click on the below link to go to: WW1 Army Insignia Identification page

WW1 Army Insignia Identification.

Click on the below link to find out what "What made up a US Army Division in WW1 and other facts"

What made up a Division in WW1

This war was like no other the world had seen in size and death. In the short time that the US was in the war the Veterinary Corps of WW1 was overwhelmed and stretched to its limits. The horse and mule was a very loved and cherished member of the army force. And it was in this war that a new horse entered. The iron horse, cars, truck and tanks still had to be serviced but could be left if need be, in the battle field without any inhumanity. The horse and mule would never again have such an honor role as it always had before this war. And war would never be the same.

Click on the below links:

Society of the Military Horse

The role of the horse in World War One Website

These are the only WW1 Veterinary Corps patches or patches related to Veterinary Corps units that I have ran across in my research. I have been told that the diamond shape was common but I am sure that there are many different types of VC patches. If you go to the Leonard Murphy in WW1 at the top of the page you will see a diamond shape patch on his left should with what looks like a cross in the middle. If anyone out there can help us with WW1 Veterinary Corps patch identification we would really appreciate it or if you have a patch that you would like to post please e-mail me.

Above Patch Correction update June 2007:

I received this email from Rodney Ploessl who has a wonderful website :
The US Army in the First World War

Rodney has made the following corrections: The patch you have identified as a Veterinary Corps patch is actually the patch of the 13th (Infantry) Division, "The Lucky 13th", of World War I. The black cat, the number 13, and the up-turned horseshoe; all are luck symbols. The horse shoe on the 13th Div patch was a good luck symbol, the same as folks used to nail them on their barn or shed open end up, so the luck didn't run out. NOTE: I have taken this patch down but decided to leave Rodney's information on the 13th Div patch up because I thought it was very interesting.

The diamond-shaped patches are for Army Remount Depots.

I would like to thank Rodney Ploessl for help on the above corrections and I welcome anyone who can help me out with corrections.

Click on the below click for a Overseas Troop Transport Map and other information

Troop Transport Map and information

The Veterinary Service represents to the animals of the army, what the Medical Service is to the troops. The first duty is to keep animals fit, and when no longer fit, to evacuate them from the field forces as quickly as possible

The Veterinary Corps is made of Veterinary Officers with the field formations, Mobile Veterinary Sections, attached to formations. Veterinary Hospitals. Veterinary Convalescent Depots and Veterinary Supply Depots.

The above picture is titled "Their last trip" I would like to thank Kelvin MacQuarrie at Ontario Veterinary College for connecting me with Ian Barker who send me this WW1 picture that shows the reality of the battle field and the horses and mules that died in service of their nations. This picture is on page 69 of a book called "The Horse in War, and Famous Canadian War Horses", published privately c.1932 (printed by The Jackson Press, Kingston, Ontario) by Lt. Col. D.S. Tamblyn of the Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps. Note: Dead horses were inoculated by a special serum to prevent decay and shipped to French buyers.

Mobile veterinary Sections are assigned to collect all sick or wounded animals within the formation, and to clear them from the fighting zone as quickly as possible. If the force is stationary, they will establish hospitals for the care of animals, which are likely to recover soon. Severe cases should be evacuated from the field for treatment.

Beasts of burden WW1

THE BUYING OF ANIMALS BY THE US ARMY WW1

The US Army's six classes of animals:
Active horses from 950 to 1,200 pounds for cavalry
Strong active horses from 1,150 to 1,300 pounds for light artillery
Powerful horses from 1,400 to 1,700 pounds for siege batteries
And draft mules, wheelers above 1,150 pounds, leaders above 1,000 pounds and those suitable for pack mules.

The Veterinary Hospitals are established on the lines of communication for the care of sick and wounded animals. They are capable of accommodating 1,000 animals. They will be situated at such points on the lines of communication.

During World War 1 the Veterinary Corps of the Army, established the preceding year of 1916 was not completely organized. This accounts for the fact that, when General Pershing's headquarters sailed for France in May of 1917, it included no personnel for a veterinary service, nor did it carry plans pertaining one; none were existent. Veterinary officers were soon sent abroad in small numbers as requested, but the calls for them did not become urgent until shipments of animals in considerable numbers began in October of the same year

The above WW1 Felt Flag is from Leonard Murphy's collection that he picked up during his service in the Veterinary Corps. We have not been able to figure out why he has a First Cavalry insignia but we know that sometimes the Veterinary Corps was assigned to different units and were part of those units during the war. It is possible that he was assigned to the First Cavalry for a very short time, but it still a mystery and it is possible that it is something he just picked up along the way. The next felt flag is a Veterinary Corps Son in the Service flag. The red and white felt flag with the Blue Star the one that Leonard’s mother had in her window back on the farm.

History of the Son in the Service Flag

The "Sons in Service" flag was used during World War I and World War II. Each family was entitled to hang a small Son In Service flag in their window, the blue star in the center of the red-bordered white rectangle signified a family member in active service. The star was replaced (or covered) with a gold star (in practice, yellow or dark yellow) if the family member died in action. (Hence the name of the organization "Gold Star Mothers" of women who had lost sons in the war.) There were other variations to the star for missing in action, injured, captured, etc, etc, but flags of that sort are rarely, if ever, seen.

Sons in Service flags made and used by families usually were no larger than about one foot long. They were always hung vertically, a stick being sewn into the top heading of the flag and a piece of string attached to both ends of the stick - the string suspended at its midpoint from a hook or some other feature of a front window of the home.

If a family had a husband and a son, or multiple family members in the service of their country, then additional blue stars were set into the white rectangle. Organizations and corporations extended this practice to fly flags incorporating stars for each of their members/employees who were off to war and, of course, would change/overlay the blue stars with gold ones when the news came back that one of theirs had died in action. These larger flags (I have one with some 50 stars in a circle, a quarter of them in gold, measuring about 8 feet long overall) were sometimes flown outside on a pole, but most often were suspended from the ceiling of the factory / meeting hall indoors.

It is not always easy to determine a date for these flags, though I believe that WW I era flags were more likely to be made of wool, and WW II flags usually were sewn of cotton bunting. However, they are definitely no older than 1917, the date of entry of the USA into WW I. Some WW II era flags with one or two stars were printed on silk and sold retail for those who didn't feel like sewing their own.
Nick Artimovich, 2 May 1997

Research Information

During this time there much red tape in putting the Veterinary Corps together and trying to decide who would be charge of the Veterinary Corp the Remount Service or the Medical Department and I have decided to let those that are interest do the research. I have decided to focus more on what the Veterinary Corps did during the war. For more research please go too:

Click on the below link for a great resource of the History of the Veterinary Corps

History of the Veterinary Corps

Please click on the below links to go to the WW1 website, The Medical Front and 20 of the Veterinary Corps in WW1

Chapter # 8 Veterinary Corps in WW1

Chapter # 8 Veterinary Corps in WW1

Chapter # 20 The Veterinary Service as Part of the Remount Service

Click on the below click:

Section 3 VC Service of the Theater of Operations

On August 27, a Veterinary Corps officer was made chief veterinarian, A. E. F., and was assigned to the chief surgeon's office, and, on August 29, a veterinary division of that office was organized It was through no fault of its own that the veterinary service, A. E. F., had not been properly organized at an earlier period of its history, but defects yet were such that they were not overcome until March, 1919

The adoption of Special Regulations, No. 70, War Department, 1917, marked the real beginning of the veterinary service, A. E. F. This new organization provided a simple, direct, and efficient mechanism for the evacuation of sick and inefficient animals from combatant forces to veterinary hospitals in the Services of Supply, where organized and specially trained units cared for them. From these Services of Supply hospitals the animals that were free from disease were evacuated to remount depots and thence returned to service. Animals which were not considered fit for treatment and eventual reissue were sold to butchers and civilians or killed to terminate their suffering. Some were employed in the Services of Supply

1st platoon at Veterinary Hospital No. 9 in France during WW1 Captain Twitchell in command.

The veterinary hospitals were placed under command of veterinary officers, and steps were taken immediately to collect scattered companies and half companies of such hospitals into whole working organizations. The issue of convalescent animals from veterinary units back to organizations was stopped, and the policy of passing all convalescent animals through remount depots for reissue was instituted. The prompt rendition of weekly animal sick reports and their accurate compilation was insisted upon. Requirements were anticipated and reinforcements from the United States, already overdue, were cabled for. Further hospital accommodation was sought, and, with difficulty, an insufficient amount procured.

The chief veterinarian, A. E. F., exercised direct jurisdiction over the activities of the veterinary service only in the Services of Supply; in the zone of the armies, administrative contact effected this through a veterinary officer with the fourth section of the general staff, G. H. Q. Through arrangements with the British and the French missions, an officer of the veterinary service of the British and French Armies was secured for liaison work These officers were assigned to the office of the chief veterinarian, A. E. F.

World War One Veterinary Corps Ambulance. "Image courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C."

CLICK ON THE BELOW LINK TO VIEW THE OFFICIAL SIGNAL CORPS PICTURES OF THE VETERINARY CORPS AND REMOUNT SERVICE TAKEN DURING WW1 (Images courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine)

WW1 SIGNAL CORPS PICTURES OF THE VETERINARY CORPS AND REMOUNT SERVICE

HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES

Although the purchases of horse-drawn army wagons, amounting to approximately $21,000,000 in value by the date of the armistice, seem small in comparison with the enormous requisitions of motor vehicles, they were enough to engage practically the entire wagon making industry of the United States and to bring in some of the largest furniture factories and automobile wheel makers as additional sources of supply. It was seen at the outset that it would take every bit of the wagon-making capacity of the country to supply the Army's needs. The gasoline motor was unable to oust the warhorse completely from his time-honored occupation. For many sorts of military transportation it was impossible or impracticable to use mechanical power. The Army had to have escort wagons, combat wagons, drinking water wagons, dump wagons, buckboards, ration carts, horse ambulances, and other indispensable conveyances, all of which were horse drawn, besides a goodly equipment of carts to be pushed or pulled by human hands. Contemplating the purchase of such vehicles by tens of thousands, the procurement officers in Washington did not attempt to apportion the work themselves, but called to their assistance the foremost representatives of the wagon-making industry. Messrs. R. V. Board, of the Kentucky Wagon Company; A. B. Thielens, of the Studebaker Corporation of America; E. E. Parsonage, of the John Deere Wagon Company; and R. W. Lea, of the Moline Plow Company, became an advisory committee which thereafter assisted the Government in purchasing horse-drawn vehicles. One outstanding innovation in wagon manufacture resulted from the war pressure. In his ordinary work no wagon maker would think of putting into vehicles hickory or other woods that had not seasoned and weathered under long exposure to sun, wind, and rain.

The Army's very first order for escort wagons, however for 34,000 wagons, which, with spare parts, were the equivalent of 50,000 wagons, exhausted the visible supply of air-dried wagon lumber, making it certain that, unless new processes were adopted, the army wagon program would languish. Consequently the industry turned to kiln-drying. But the wagon-making industry possessed no equipment of kilns adequate to such a project. The War Department therefore agreed to pay half the cost of dry-kilns, reimbursing the manufacturers for their outlay gradually by adding $10 to the price of each wagon delivered and a similar amount to each payment of $185 for spare parts. Even with kiln-drying it required six months to prepare a log for the saws; yet so well did the industry respond to the Army's call that it turned out nearly 90,000 vehicles before the armistice. This output included several classes of vehicles specially designed after the declaration of war. To make this record the industry turned to the makers of automobile wheels for large quantities of wheels for army escort wagons. The War Service Committee of the Furniture and Fixture and Light Wood Industry arranged for the furniture makers of the United States to produce 75 per cent of the spare parts for the new army horse-drawn vehicles. In all, about 250 manufacturers engaged in the enterprise.

SHIPMENT OF AMIMALS TO FRANCE FROM HOBOKEN OCTOBER 1918 TO NOVEMBER 1918

The shipment of animals from the port of Hoboken, New Jersey was abruptly inaugurated in October of 1918 with practically no opportunity for assembling the required personnel and supplies. An officer was detailed as acting port veterinarian on October 25 1918 and he was directed to utilize the personnel of veterinary units that were being routed overseas for transport veterinarians and veterinary detachments. He was advised to place the necessary supplies on board each ship and to make requisition for the same on the proper supply officers. The Central Union stockyard were to be utilized as a makeshift animal embarkation depot and a veterinary officer with four assistants and an enlisted detachment of 30 men was sent to organize the veterinary service. The stock yards were found to be grossly overcrowded and the surplus animals were recommended by the veterinarians to be sent to Camp Dix, from whence they were delivered as required for embarking. This detachment and that of the port veterinarians cooperated to a commendable degree and materially added to the efficiency of a short but strenuous shipping campaign.

A total of 18,834 animals were transported at this time with a loss of 149 .79 percent and 33 were landed sick or injured in France

Below is a list of Animal Transports ships loaded at Hoboken New Jersey and dates of Embarkation and Debarkation and the number of animals with their losses and the name of the Transport Veterinarian.

SS Panaman embarked October 19 1918, disembarked location unknown, 686 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 1, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 1 st Lt. Joseph M Hafey Veterinary Hospital No. 13

SS Westerdyk or Westerdijk embarked October 19 1918, disembarked at St Nazaire, 648 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 2, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 1 st Lt. Eugene L Hannon, Veterinary Hospital No. 13

SS Rappahannock embarked October 23 1918, disembarked November 16th at St Nazaire, 364 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 1 st Lt. Harry F Seymer , Veterinary Hospital No. 13

SS Oregonian embarked October 26 1918, disembarked November 27th at Bordeaux, 500 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian Captain Leo F Conti , Veterinary Hospital No. 13

SS Artemis embarked October 26 1918, disembarked November 11th at St Nazaire, 1740 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 12, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian Major Henry E Torgensen , Veterinary Hospital No. 16

SS Kentuckian embarked October 27 1918, disembarked November 9th location unknown, 728 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 2, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian Captain Fred C Kneup , Veterinary Hospital No. 16

SS Siameso Prince embarked October 27 1918, disembarked November 15th at St Nazaire, 728 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 1st Lt.C.F. Neis , Veterinary Hospital No. 16

SS Tjisenbang embarked October 27 1918, disembarked November 17th at Base No 2, 902 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian Captain Leslie E Smith , Veterinary Hospital No. 13

SS Nansemond embarked October 30 1918, disembarked November 15th at Base Remount Depot No 1 St Nazaire , 1730 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 42, sick or injured 10, Transport Veterinarian Captain Arnold E Hasselbalsh , Veterinary Hospital No. 18

SS Ohian embarked November 1 1918, disembarked November 14th at La Pallice , 647 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 1, sick or injured 6, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt.(cannot read first name)M White , Veterinary Hospital No. 18

SS Roepat embarked November 1 1918, disembarked November 20th at Bordeaux , 468 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 2, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian Captain Edward R Steel , Veterinary Hospital No. 18

SS Manchurian Prince embarked November 4 1918, disembarked November 21th at St Nazaire , 588 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 1, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 1st Lt Alfred F Murray , Veterinary Replacement No 1

SS Moorish Prince embarked November 4 1918, disembarked November 19th at St Nazaire , 805 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 1, sick or injured 1, Transport Veterinarian 1st Lt Ross C Bailey , Veterinary Replacement No 1

SS SS Charlton Hall embarked November 9 1918, disembarked November 25th at unknown , 484 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 3, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt Lloyd A Burlingam, Veterinary Replacement No 1

SS Iowan embarked November 9 1918, disembarked November 26th at La Pallice Base Remount Depot No 7 , 688 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt Earl J Van Zandt, Veterinary Replacement No 1

SS Buitenzorg embarked November 15 1918, disembarked December 1 at St Nazaire , 637 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 1, sick or injured 5 , Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt Ward C Scotten , Veterinary Replacement Unit

SS Liberator embarked November 12 1918, disembarked November 26th at Bordeaux , 891 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 2, sick or injured 1, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt R.E.Selememt , Veterinary Replacement Unit

SS Zuiderdijk embarked November 12 1918, disembarked November 29th at St Nazaire , 338 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt Geo T Smith , Veterinary Replacement Unit

SS Neponset embarked November 13 1918, disembarked November 30th at Bordeaux , 550 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 5, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt Carl C Keller, Veterinary Replacement Unit

SS Samland embarked November 18 1918, disembarked December 6th at St Nazaire , 1500 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 8, sick or injured 10, Transport Veterinarian 1st Lt C T Beechwood, Veterinary Hospital No 18

SS Veendijk embarked November 21 1918, disembarked December 9th at St Nazaire , 556 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt Ernest Woodridge, Veterinary Hospital No 14

SS Francis L Skinner embarked November 27 1918, disembarked December 27th at La Pallice , 539 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 17, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 1st Lt Alfred G Hutton, Veterinary Hospital No 18

SS Keresaspa embarked November 27 1918, disembarked December 16th at La Pallice , 400 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 54, sick or injured not listed here, Transport Veterinarian Major Daniel C Martin, Veterinary Hospital No 18

This vessel encountered a storm on December 6 1918, which continued for 6 hours. The ship’s rudder became damaged and as a result the vessel listed on several occasions to an angle of approximately 45 degrees. The fixtures in the compartments gave way to the weight of the animals, which were thrown, in every conceivable position resulting in the deaths of 54 animals.

SS Tjisondari embarked November 28 1918, disembarked December 11th at not listed here , 691 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 1st Lt Laurence D Pot, Veterinary Hospital No 18

SS Federal embarked November 29 1918, disembarked December 17th at Bordeaux , 479 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian 2nd Lt John D Phelan, Veterinary Replacement Unit No 5

SS Bali embarked November 30 1918, disembarked December 16th at Bordeaux , 547 animals on board, animals destroyed or died 0, sick or injured 0, Transport Veterinarian e-mail me for the name of Transport Veterinarian , Veterinary Replacement Unit No 5

A grand total of 66,071 horses and mules were exported from Newport News and Hoboken to France with a loss from all causes of 660, or practically 1 percent constituting an excellent record

The shipment of animals to the Philippines, via the transport Dix necessitated the assignment of a veterinary detachment. As a result of this correspondence a transport veterinarian and 2 enlisted assistants were detailed but no reports covering shipments have come to hand.

Typical US Supply Ship During WW1

SHIPMENT OF AMIMALS TO FRANCE FROM NEWPORT NEWS AUGUST 1918 TO NOVEMBER 1918

Animal shipments from Newport News were divided into 2 phases. The first phase extended from October 15 1917 to May 4 1918. During the period 28,473 animals were shipped with a total loss from all cases of 463 animals or 1.6 percent. The second phase of the shipments from Newport News extended from August 11 1918 to November 30 1918. By this time the plan of a permanent transport veterinarian and veterinary detachment was in operation. The return of the detachment made it possible to retain in use the fittings, which had been formerly thrown aside on arrival in France and also ensured a well cleaned boat for the next cargo. At the same time more complete and reliable reports of conditions were received.

NOTE: I AM SORRY TO REPORT I AM MISSING PART OF THE LIST OF SHIPS OF THE FIRST PHASE FROM NEWPORT NEWS AND I AM WORKING VERY HARD TO LOCATED IT. I DO HAVE THE SECOND PAGE OF THE SHIPS AND AS TIME PERMITS I WILL POST THIS LIST. ANYONE WHO CAN PROVIDE US WITH THE FIRST PART OF THIS LIST WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. BUT BECAUSE THESE LISTS WERE VERY BURIED AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM ANYWHERE BEFORE IT MAY TAKE SOMETIME TO UNCOVER THEM. I BELIEVE THAT ONCE THE FIRST PART OF THIS LIST IS UNCOVERED WE WILL THEN HAD A COMPLETE LIST OF THE SHIPS THAT CARRIED THE HORSES AND MULES OVERSEAS DURING WW1 FOR THE US ARMY.

Click on the below link to go to the Newport News Animal Transport ship List overseas to France during WW1

Newport News Animal Transport ship List overseas to France during WW1

Click on the below link to go to a audio clip on WW1 transport ships. Very interesting!

A audio interview about transport, ammunition and hospital ships during WW1

Postcards like this were handed out when the troops were going overseas to France and when coming back to the US. The soldier would fill out the card before he got on board the ship and if the ship arrived safely they would be send the card to who ever he addressed the card to by the Red Cross or one of the many organization that handed out these type of cards.

ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL, MOBILIZING THE US ARMY VETERINARY CORPS OVERSEAS

PHASE 1

VETERINARY HOSPITALS NO 1,2,3,4,5,6
CORPS MOBLIE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 1
BASE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 1
MOBILE VETERINARY SECTIONS NO 1,2,101,102, 103,104

The enlisted men for these units including five mobile veterinary sections had been assembled and partly equipped at Camp Devons, Camp Upton and Camp Lee. Officers were assigned by this office

The long interval elapsing between the date of orders to form the units of Phase 1, December 31 1917 and their date of departure in April and May was due to delay in getting Tables of Organization to the Camp Commanders and to the fact that the units were new and little understanding by either veterinary of line officers and also to the slowness in obtaining supplies. Instructions having been given that they should leave completely equipped. The ambulances could not be secured and the units were authorized to proceed without them. Colored and white enlisted men were mixed in the veterinary hospitals No 3, 4 and 5 and a general shift became necessary to eliminate the white men who were in the minority and fill up the units with colored.

PHASE 2

VETERINARY HOSPITALS NO 7,8,9,10,11
CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 2
ARMY MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 1 (1/2 STRENGTH)

Their formation was closely involved with the establishment of the veterinary training school at Camp Lee at which they and all succeeding units were organized. The training school were asked for on January 5 1918 and authorized March 22 1918. The men for the Phase 2 units were not supplied until the middle of June. Additional information may be found under the subject of training schools. The men for this Phase were obtained by a special draft and were practically all ranchmen from the western part of the country. They were of an exceptionally high class and ideally qualified for duty with the veterinary units. The delay was unfortunate but undoubtedly resulted in securing a much more desirable lot of men.

PHASE 3

VETERINARY HOSPITALS NO 12, 13, 14, 15 AND 16
BASE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 2
CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 3

The units were to have been ready September 1 1918 and actually were complete as to personnel but were delayed by the miscarriage of the quartermaster part of the hospital equipment and did not sail until the middle of October 1918

The following routine was followed in equipping these and succeeding units, on receipt of the shipping schedule the officer in charge of the Supply Division, S.G.O. was informed of the designation of the units and the probable data of sailing in order that the hospital equipment might be assembled, it being understood that all individual equipment would be obtained at the training camp, he then furnished the Medical Supply Officer, St Louis, the quartermaster General and the Chief of Ordnance with a list of the required articles, and requested shipment to Newport News the Port of Embarkation. The Commandant of the veterinary training school was then informed by this office of the action taken.

It was therefore contemplated that the supplies would accompany the organizations overseas. This seldom came to pass nor was the equipment assembled at Newport News in time to accompany the unit. The net result was that hospital units were held pending the arrival of their supplies and then failed to receive the supplies on debarking in France. Another contingency developed through the requirement of the Quartermaster General that whenever supplies for a unit were available at a camp they should be secured there by the unit. Consequently the units requisitioned for and obtained a few articles which they packed and shipped to the Port. It was necessary to deduct these from the complete list from the S.G.O the shortage abstracted and obtained from the supply depots elsewhere. This arrangement invited confusion and delay and was not a success. Orders were later issued by the War Department directing that no equipment accompany units overseas.

SGO (Surgeon General's Office)

PHASE 4

VETERINARY HOSPITALS NO 17, 18, 19, 20 AND 21
ARMY MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 2 (2 ND SECTION)
CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 4
VETERINARY REPLACEMENTS NO 1, 13 OFFICERS AND 200 ENLISTED
VETERINARY REPLACEMENTS NO 2, 12 OFFICERS AND 200 ENLISTED
VETERINARY REPLACEMENTS NO 3, 13 OFFICERS AND 200 ENLISTED
VETERINARY REPLACEMENTS NO 4, 12 OFFICERS AND 195 ENLISTED

The enlisted men for the hospital units were requested July 8 1918 and reported at Camp Lee in September. They were recommended to be ready for shipment October 1 but this date was advanced by 2 weeks by the War Department. In consequence the men left with no training

The four replacement units were based on a request fro General Pershing for 50 officers and 796 enlisted men.

PHASE 5

VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 22, 23, 24 AND 25
CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 5
VETERINARY REPLACEMENT UNIT 5 WITH 40 OFFICERS AND 210 ENLISTED

The men for the hospital units were requested August 20 1918 but were received so late that the organization of Veterinary Hospital No 25 and Corps Mobile Veterinary Hospital No 5 were the only ones completed.

Veterinary Replacement unit No 5 was the outcome of a special request from General Pershing but the personnel was assembled so slowly that the armistice was signed before the unit was prepared. It was ordered to Hoboken and part of the unit performed excellent service on board animal transports after which they were returned to Camp Lee for demobilization.

PHASE 6

CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 6
BASE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 3

The former was never organized while the latter although organized did not leave the training camp

OCTOBER PHASE

ARMY MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 2
CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 7, 8 AND 9

The small size of these units and the availability of some surplus men at the training school rendered possible their organization and they were the last units to leave the training school, which reached France.

NOVEMBER PHASE

VETERINARY HOSPITALS NO 26 AND 27
CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITALS NO 10, 11 AND 12
VETERINARY REPLACEMENT UNIT NO 6 WITH 2 OFFICERS AND 200 ENLISTED

Units not organized, no personnel available

DECEMBER PHASE

VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 28, 29 AND 30
CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 13

These Units were not organized, no personnel available

JANUARY PHASE

VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 31
VETERINARY REPLACEMENT UNIT NO 7

No action taken

On November 21 1918 the following cablegram was submitted to the War Department for transmission to General Pershing

VETERINARY ORGANIZATIONS of third and fourth phases and first five replacement units are enroute. Corps Hospitals No 7, 8 and 9 and Army Hospital No 2 now at port. Personnel will probably be used as casuals on animal transports. Corps Hospital No 5, Base Hospital No 3, awaiting orders at training school. Veterinary Hospitals No 22, 23, 24 and 25, fifth phase, organized, personnel about fifty percent complete. Formation of other units suspended. If you will need these four hospitals of the fifth phase please inform at once so personnel maybe completed, Ireland

This returned to this office informally November 30 1918, disapproved by the Chief of Staff.

It was inevitable that veterinary hospitals units raised and sent forward under the conditions above described should be far from satisfactory. There was no opportunity to study and perfect the organization, there was no assurance that the personnel was adequate in numbers or grades or that the equipment was suitable for the number of patients proposed. Worst of all was the inexperience of officers and men in the multitudinous duties required, the lack of definite training and the deficient teamwork. It is expected that the experiences of these units in the field will be made a matter of permanent record elsewhere in order that they maybe utilized in the future development of veterinary organizations.

END OF REPORT

Tables of Organization, No. 331, December 31, 1917

Prescribed for a veterinary hospital (capacity 1,000 patients) 7 veterinary officers, 1 medical officer, and 311 enlisted men. Tables of Organization, No. 109, February 12, 1918, fixed the strength of a corps mobile veterinary hospital at 2 officers, and 35 enlisted men. Tables of Organization, No. 330, March 10, 1918, prescribed for a mobile army (or for a base) veterinary hospital (capacity 500 animals) 4 officers and 144 enlisted men. Tables of Organization, No. 43, January 14, 1918, provided for each Infantry division 3 veterinary field units and 1 mobile veterinary section, the total personnel of this service for a division being placed at 12 officers and 51 enlisted men. Each division leaving the United States was to be accompanied by this contingent, part of whose members composed the units above mentioned while the others were assigned to division headquarters, brigades, Artillery regiments and trains.

Officers of Veterinary Hospital No. 9 in France during WW1

OVERSEAS US ARMY VETERINARY CORPS IN FRANCE DURING WW1

Adapted from: Merillat, Louis A. & Delwin M. Campbell. VETERINARY MILITARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, Vol. II. Veterinary Magazine Corp. 1935.

Merillat, Louis A., Sr., Orrville. Commissioned major from civil life. Oct. 5, 1917. Div. Veterinarian 41st Div. Oct. 5 to Jan. 6, 1918. Overseas, Dec. 11, 1917; Jan. 6, 1918 to April 20, commandant 1st Veterinary hospital at Neuchateau; April 20-Aug. 1 Executive officer Franco- American Veterinary Liaison Mission. requisitioning 100,000 horses from French civil population. Aug. 18-Feb. 23, 1919, Chief Veterinarian 1st. army; Feb. 23- June 30, detached to write reports. May 9, 1918, commissioned Lt. Col. Jane 20 1919, received Chevalier of Legion of Honor. Discharged July 25, 1919.

Note: In the below information I have sometimes copied the material just as I found it from the source. Sometimes this is from several sources and the information on a unit is repeated. I just wanted you to be a where of this so you will not be confused when you find several listings for the unit that you are interested in. An example of this is sometimes the unit had several commanders and there is two listing. In the future I will try to make the material on each unit easier to read, as my understanding is better. Like I have stated many times that this is a learning lesson for me too.

CHIEF VETERINARIANS
Major William P Hill – Headquarters S.O.S. Tours France
Lt Colonel D.S. White – Headquarters S.O.S. Tours France
Lt Colonel B.T. Merchant Q.M.C. – Headquarters S.O.S. Tours France

ARMY VETERINARIANS
Lt Colonel L. A. Merillat – First Army
Major John H Gould – Second Army
Major N. L. Nelson – Third Army

CORPS VETERINARIANS
Major M. E. Knowles – 1 Corps
Major Charles H Jewell – I, III and IX Corps
Major Burton A Seeley – I Corps
Major R. H. Power – I Corps
Major N. L. Nelson – III Corps
Major W. Reid Blair IV Corps
Major C. E. Clayton – V Corps
Major Burt English - VI Corps
Major F. E Butler – VIII Corps
Captain Ross A Greenwood (Acting) – I Corps
Major John L. Wells – I Corps

GENERAL VETERINARY INSPECTORS
Major George B McKillip – Base Section S.O.S. St Nazaire
Major Jules H Uri – Intermediate Section S.O.S. Nevers (Nievre)
Major Reuben Hilty – Advance Section S.O.S. Neufchateau (Vosges)
Major L. A. Merillat - Franco – American Veterinary Liaison Mission, Paris
Major Walter Fraser – General Headquarters, Chaumont

VETERINARY HOSPITAL COMMANDERS

Advance Veterinary Hospital L.O.C. – Location, Neufchateau (Vosges), APO# 731 – Commander Major L. A. Merrillat. NOTE: This was the first A.E.F. hospital. It was later called Veterinary Hospital No 6

Veterinary Hospital No 1 – Location, Neuilly l’Eveque, APO# – Commander Lt. N.S. Nutty

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2 – Location, Triconville (Meuse) APO# –Commander Captain W.C. VanAllstyne

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2A – Location, Treveray, APO# – Commander Lt Colonel Reuben Hilty

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2B – Location, Triconville (Meuse), APO# – Commander Captain H. B. Balthaser

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2B – Location, Triconville (Meuse), APO# – Commander Major D. H. Udall

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 3 – Location, Valdahon, APO# 704 – Commander Lt Colonel H. E. Bemis

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 3 – Location, Valdahon, APO# 704 – Commander Major Thomas H Edwards

Veterinary Hospital No 4 – Location, Carbon Blanc, May 4, 1918; No. 4, Camp de Souge (detachment from hospital) May 12, 1918, and Bayonne, APO# – Commander Captain R. M. Buffington. NOTE: A detachment of the hospital served with horse purchasing boards on the Spanish border at Bayonne. NOTE: I have made a few correction on VC No 4 first I believe the spelling is Souge instead Souges. And the main location may have been at Carbon Blanc with an attachment going to Camp de Souge. Sometimes I run across conflicting information and I hope in the future to clear this up.

Veterinary Hospital No 5 – Location, Toul, APO# – Commander Major W Reid Blair

Veterinary Hospital No 6 – Location, Neufchateau (Vosges), APO# 731 – Commander Major George B McKillip

Veterinary Hospital No 6 – Location, Neufchateau (Vosges), APO# 731 – Commander Major J. H. Blattenberg

Veterinary Hospital No 6 – Location, Neufchateau (Vosges), APO# 731 – Commander Major Robert Vans Agnew

Veterinary Hospital No 9 – Location, St Nazaire APO# 701 – Commander Major William J Ratigan

Veterinary Hospital No 10 – Location, Bourbonne Les Bains APO# 720 – Commander Major M.E. Knowles

Veterinary Hospital No 11 – Location, Gievres, Loir Et Chere, APO# 713 – Commanding; Major John A. Summerville

Veterinary Hospital No 14 – Location, Lux (Cote d Or) APO# – Commander Major Henry W Peter

Veterinary Hospital No 15 – Location, Gievres, Loir Et Chere, APO# 713 – Captain Eugene Ferron Note: Major John A. Summerville was Commanding VC No 11 at Gievres and may have also been Commanding VC No 15, further research in needed.

Veterinary Hospital No 16 – Location, Epinal APO# – Commander Major H.E. Torgersen

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 17 – Location, Triconville (Meuse), APO# – Commander Major Harry G Beauman

Veterinary Hospital No 18 – Location, Sougy (Nievre)APO# 908 – Commander Major Daniel C Martin

Veterinary Hospital No 21 – Location, Lux (Cote d Or) APO# – Commander Major Joseph E Morris

Base Veterinary Hospital No 1 – Location, Nevers (Nievre) APO# 708 – Commander R. P. McComb

My grandfather on the right at the time Corporal Leonard Murphy and one of his commanding officer somewhere in the area of Veterinary Hospital No 18 at Sougy France just south of Nevers. There was also a Remount Depot at Sougy. This is one of the recently found pictures of my grandfather

VETERINARY HOSPITALS OF THE A.E.F. OF RECORD AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE FIRST ARMY. (Organized in the United States)

Veterinary Hospital No 1 – Location , Neuilly l Eveque – Commander Lt N. S. Nutty

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2A – Location , Treveray – Commander Major Reuben Hilty. An attachment was send to Triconville VC 2B

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2B – Location , Triconville (Meuse), – Commander Captain H. B. Balthaser

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 3 – Location , Valdahon – Commander Major H. E. Bemis

Veterinary Hospital No 4 – Location , Carbon Blanc, May 4, 1918; No. 4, Camp de Souge (detachment from hospital), May 12, 1918 – Commander Captain R. M. Buffington

Veterinary Hospital No 5 – Location , Toul – Commander Major W Reid Blair

Veterinary Hospital No 6 – Location , Neufchateau – Commander Major L. A Merillat

Veterinary Hospital No 6 – Location , Neufchateau – Commander George B McKillip

Veterinary Hospital No 6 – Location , Neufchateau – Commander Major J. H. Blattenberg

Veterinary Hospital No 6 – Location , Neufchateau – Commander Major Robert Vans Agnew

Veterinary Hospital No 8 – Location ,Claye Souilly, APO# 702 – Commander Captain A. C. Wight. I would like to thank Michael Sebastian for providing us with the APO #702 for Veterinary Hospital No 8. His grandfather Leonard Sebastian was stationed at VC No 8 in France during WW1

Veterinary Hospital No 10 – Location , Bourbonne Les Bains – Commander Captain John R Stifler

Veterinary Hospital No 10 – Location , Bourbonne Les Bains – Commander Major M. E. Knowles

Base Veterinary Hospital No 1 – Location , Nevers APO #708 – Commander Lt R. P. McComb

Veterinary Evacuation Hospital No 8 – Second Army – Captain F. C. Hershberger

DIVISIONAL MOBILE SECTIONS (Organized in the United States)

Section NO 1 – 1st Lt I. O. Gladish – 1st Division

Section NO 2 – 1st Lt H. P. Flowe – 2nd Division

Section NO 3 – 1st Lt A. J. Walsh – 3rd Division

Section NO 4 – 1st Lt R. B. McCord – 4th Division

Section NO 5 – 1st Lt M. C. Smith – 5th Division

Section NO 101 – 1st Lt O. J. Conzelmann – 26th Division

Section NO 102 – 1st Lt G. W. Swanger – 41st Division

Section NO 103 – 1st Lt J. S. Youmans – 42nd Division

Section NO 105 – 1st Lt G Goubead – 27th Division

Section NO 106 – 1st Lt C. J. McAnulty – 28th Division

Section NO 107 – 1st Lt P. H. Hudgins – 29th Division

Section NO 108 – 1st Lt J. H. Gillmann – 30th Division

Section NO 110 – 1st Lt H. H. Harz – 33rd Division

Section NO 112 – 1st Lt C. F. Bennett– 35th Division

Section NO 114 – 1st Lt R. I. Lovell – 37th Division

Section NO – 2nd Lt B. H. Dunkley – 32nd Division

Section NO 302 – 2nd Lt D. J. MacLeod – 77th Division

Section NO 303 –1st Lt Charles P Bishop – 78th Division

Section NO 305 – Captain J. L. Wells – 80th Division

Section NO 307 –1st Lt George W Hunter – 82nd Division

Section NO 308 –2nd Lt E. F. Meyer – 83rd Division

Section NO 314 –1st Lt C. W. Likely – 89th Division

CORPS MOBILE SECTIONS Section No 1 – Captain John B Lentz – III Corps A.E.F.

ARMY MOBILE HOSPITAL Section No 1 – Lt Walter D Jensen – First Army, A.E.F.

I would like to thank Willy Perrier and his son for providing the pictures of TRICONVILLE in France (Meuse 55). Willy is originally from the village call TRICONVILLE and has provided us with some old postcard pictures of TRICONVILLE and what it looked like during WW1. Veterinary Corps Hospital No 2B and Advance Veterinary Hospital No 17 were stationed here during WW1

Click on the below link to view the old postcard of TRICONVILLE

TRINCONVILLE France (Meuse 55) during WW1

Above picture is of TREVERAY, France (Meuse 55) posted by Willy Perrier of Verdun, France. Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2A was station here under the command of Lt Colonel Reuben Hilty

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TREVERAY France (Meuse 55) during WW1

Click on the below link for: Continuing research of Willy Perrier in France

TOUL France during WW1

THE 21 US ARMY VETERINARY HOSPITALS THAT ARRIVED IN FRANCE BETWEEN APRIL 16 1918 TO JANUARY 1 1919

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 1

Organized at Camp Devon Mass on February 1918, Point of Embarkation Hoboken NY, Stationed in France Neuilly l Eveque, Overseas dates April 16 1918 to June 21 1919, Demobilized at Camp Devon, Number of Officers 6, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 1 arrived Home from the war at New York June 17 1919 on the Transport Liberator sailing from Brest

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Veterinary Hospital No 1 at Neuilly l’Eveque France in WW

ADVANCED VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 2A AND 2B

Organized at Camp Upton NY, Point of Embarkation Hoboken NY, Stationed in France 2A at Treveray and 2B Triconville (Meuse), Overseas dates March 28 1918 to June 20 1919, Demobilized location at Camp Upton NY, Number of Officers6, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: An attachment was send to Triconville which became Advance VC Hospital No 2B

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2A and 2B arrived Home from the war at New York June 17 1919 on the Transport Liberator sailing from Brest . Note: I need to confirm that 2A was also on this Transport

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Veterinary Hospital No 2A and 2B at Treveray and Triconville

I would like to thank G.A. SOUSA for posting this very rare patch from Advance Veterinary Hospital No 2B that was located at Triconville (Meuse). This patch is for sale on ebay (August 2007) this is truly a very rare find and I cannot thank G.A. SOUSA enough for this addition to the website

ADVANCED VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 3

Organized at Camp Lee VA January 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News VA, Stationed at Valdahon, Overseas dates May 15 1918 to June 12 1919, Demobilized location at Camp Lee VA, Number of Officers 5, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 3 arrived Home from the war at Newport News June 11 1919 on the Transport Orizaba. Veterinary Hospitals No 3, 5. 19 and 20 were on this transport returning home.

NOTE: It is likely that the information on VC No 3 sailing home with VC No 5, 19 and 20 is a mistake made by the newspaper at the time in came out and it may have sailed at another time. Further research is needed, if you have information please contact me -GREG

Click on the below link Please read the first part of this report on Veterinary Hospital No. 5

Veterinary Hospital No. 5

Veterinary Hospital No 3 at Valdahon

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 4

Organized at Camp Lee VA on January 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News VA, Stationed in US at Camp Hill VA, Stationed in France at Carbon Blanc, May 4, 1918; No. 4, Camp de Souge (detachment from hospital), May 12, 1918, Overseas dates April 29 1918 to June 18 1919, Demobilized location at Camp Upton NY, Number of Officers 6, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 4 arriveed Home from the war June 18 1919 at New York on the Transport Scranton

Hi Greg, I thought this would be of interest to you.
From; Brenda Barbian

TWO MORE WILDCAT SHIPS ARE COMING, ORIZABA AND SIBONEY BRINGING UNITS OF EIGHTY FIRST DIVISION HOME

Daily Press, June 11, 1919

This morning at 7:30 the transport Orizaba, bringing more units of the Eighty-First, or Wildcat Division, will unload her men at Pier 4, having been delayed a day in her schedule. She passed the capes last night at midnight, and was anchored in Hampton Roads until last morning.

The Siboney, which sailed from France with the Orizaba, has also been delayed, and is expected to pass through the Capes sometime today, and may dock here late this afternoon. She has units of the Wildcat Division, also on board.

The Orizaba brings the following units: 312th Engineers, 48 officers and 1,548 men; 17th Machine Gun Battalion, 26 officers, 601 men; 345th Military Police, 1 officer and 154 men; Veterinary Hospitals, No. 4, 5, 19 and 20, with approximately 1,200 colored men; 4th Corps; Mobile Veterinary Section, 1 officer and 34 men; Bakery Company No. 345, 1 officer and 63 men; Veterinary Evacuation Section No. 8, five officers and 147 men; Base Hospital No. 113, 4 officers and 65 men; Evacuation Ambulance Company No. 12, 1 officer and 34 men; 6th Mobile Ordinance Repair Shop, 3 officers and 38 men; Special Casual Company No. 840, 1 officer and 23 men; 3 casual officers and 3 civilians.

Note: the above information is one of the most complete reports of transport ships coming home from the war that I have seen, it gives us a lot of great information. I will be posting the newspaper articles on the main pages of the website under the listed VC Hospitals. Further research is needed on what transport VC No 4 came home on because I have newspaper articles that state VC No 4 came home on the Transport Scranton, I feel Brenda's information is correct.

Thank you Brenda

Greg

THE ABOVE RETURN INFORMATION ALSO COVERS VETERINARY HOSPITALS NO 5, 19 AND 20

Click on the below link please read the first part of this report on Veterinary Hospital No. 5

Veterinary Hospital No. 5

Veterinary Hospital No 4 at Carbon Blanc and Camp de Souge

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 5

Organized at Camp Lee VA on January 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News VA, Stationed in US at Camp Hill VA, Stationed in France at Toul, Overseas dates, May 9 1918 to June 12 1919 Demobilized location at Camp Lee VA, Number of Officers 6, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Advance Veterinary Hospital No 5 arrived Home from the war at Newport News June 11 1919 on the Transport Orizaba. Veterinary Hospitals No 4, 5. 19 and 20 were on this transport returning home

NOTE; PLEASE LOOK UNDER VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 4 FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Veterinary Hospital No. 5 at Toul

Veterinary Hospital No. 5

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 6

Organized at Camp Upton NY on February 1918, Point of Embarkation Hoboken NY, Stationed in France at Neufchateau (Vosges), Overseas dates March 28 1918 to June 19 1919, Demobilized location Camp Upton NY , Number of Officers 6, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 6 assign to early convoy Home on May 27th 1919. Arrived Home from the war at New York on June 19 1919 on the Transport Agamemnon. Sailed from Brest on June 10 1919

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Veterinary Hospital No. 6 at Neufchateau

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 7

Organized at Camp Lee on June 18 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed in France at Coetquidan, Overseas dates July 26 1918 to June 25 1919, Demobilized location Camp Stuart VA, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 7 May 16 1919 this section was assigned to early convoy Home (APO 711) arrived Home from the war at Boston July 5 1919 on the Cruiser Huntington

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Veterinary Hospital No. 7 at Coetquidan

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 8

Organized at Camp Lee VA June 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed in France at Claye Souilly, Overseas dates July 26 1918 to June 26 1919, Demobilized location Camp Upton NY, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 8 arrived Home from the war at New York June 3 1919 on the Transport Frederick from Brest

YOU CAN NOW LISTEN TO PART OF LEONARD SEBASTIAN ON TAPE. Listen to Leonard Sebastian describe what it was like in being part of a Veterinary Hospital. Do not miss listening to this!

Click on the below link to read Leonard Sebastian's account of being with Veterinary Hospital No. 8 in France during WW1

Leonard Sebastian in WW1

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 9

Organized at Camp Lee VA June 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed in US at Camp Jackson SC, Stationed in France at St. Nazaire, Overseas dates July 26 1918 to June 24 1919, Demobilized location Camp Grant Ill, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 9 assign to early convoy Home from the war on May 31 1919. Arrived home from the war at Charleston on June 23 1919 on the Transport Princess Matoika from St Nazaire left June 12

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Veterinary Hospital No. 9

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 10

Organized at Camp Lee VA June 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed in US at Camp Morrison VA, Stationed in France at Bourbonne-les-Bains, Overseas dates July 26 1918 to June 22 1919, Demobilized location Camp Grant Ill, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Arrived home from the war at Newport News on June 22 1919 on the Battleship Nebraska came from Brest. Sailed from Brest June 10 1919

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 11

Organized at Camp Lee VA June 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed at Giθvres Note: General Intermediate Supply Depot was stationed in Giθvres , Overseas dates July 26 1918 to June 19 1919, Demobilized location Camp Devon Mass, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 11 arrived Home from the war at Boston June 9 1919 on the Transport President Grant

ADVANCE VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 12

Organized at Camp Lee VA August 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed at Commercy until Veterinary Hospital No 13 took over on December 15 1919. VC Hosp No 12 then went to Treves Germany on Dec 24 1918 and became part of the Occupation of Germany force , Overseas dates July 26 1918 or October 1918 to June 19 1919 or July 1919, Demobilized location Camp Grant Ill, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops. The 12th Veterinary Hospital Sailed home from St. Nazarie, France and arrived on 7/9/1919 at Hoboken NY on the USS Hansemond (Information from Joe Hartwell website)

Veterinary Hospital No 12 arrived Home from the war at New York July 9 1919 on the Transport Nansemond from Brest France

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Veterinary Hospital No. 12

ADVANCE VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 13

Organized at Camp Lee VA August 1918, Point of Embarkation Hoboken NY, Stationed in US at Camp Upton NY, Stationed at Commercy France , Overseas dates October 4 or November 1918 to June 28 1919, Demobilized location Camp Dix NJ, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Arrived home from the war at New York on June 26 1919 on the Transport Zeppelin

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Veterinary Hospital No 13

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Veterinary Hospital No.13 and #16 Demobilized at Camp Dix

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 14

Organized at Camp Lee VA August 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed in France at Lux (Cote d' Or), Overseas dates October 8 to June 28 1919, Demobilized location Camp Grant Ill, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 14 Washington assign to early convoy Home from the war on May 25th 1919

Veterinary Hospital No 14 arrived home from the war at Newport News on June 28 1919 on the Transport Kansas from Brest on June 16 1919

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 15

Posted by John English, this is the shoulder patch worn by my grandfather William Aaron English when he was with Veterinary Hospital No 15 during WW1

Organized at Camp Lee Van August 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed, Overseas dates October 14 1918 to June 29 1919 or July 1919, Demobilized location Camp Pike Ark, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 15 due at New York on July 14 1919 on the transport Pueblo sailing from Brest on July 3 1919

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Veterinary Hospital No 15 in WW1

According to the Table of Organization No 18 they arrived home July 29 1919. Note: I found a reference for Early Convoy Canceled for VC Hosp No 15 June 18 1919 from Washington

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Veterinary Hospital #15 Demobilized at Camp Pike

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 16

Organized at Camp Lee VA August 1918, Point of Embarkation Hoboken NY, Stationed in US at Camp Upton NY, Stationed in France at Epinal, Overseas dates October 28 1918 to June 26 1919, Demobilized location Camp Dix NJ, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 16 arrived Home from the war at Philadelphia on June 26 1919 on the Transport Santa Barbara. Came from St Nazaire left June 14 1919

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Veterinary Hospital #13 and #16 Demobilized at Camp Dix

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 17

Organized at Camp Lee September 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed in France at Triconville, Overseas dates October 28 1918 to July 6 1919, Demobilized location Camp Devons Mass, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops, In the Advance sector

Veterinary Hospital No 17, Arrived Home from the war at Boston Harbor July 5 1919, On the Cruiser Huntington originally scheduled to go to NY lost one of its propellers at sea. Had been in Germany

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Veterinary Hospital No 17

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 18

Organized at Camp Lee September, 1918 Point of Embarkation Hoboken NY, Stationed in US at Camp Mills, Stationed in France at Sougy, Overseas dates October 29 or November 1918 to July 1919, Demobilized location Camp Dodge Iowa, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops. My grandfather Leonard Murphy was assigned to this Veterinary Hospital.

USS Pretoria, from Brest: came into port today at Hoboken, New York on July 12, 1919 on board and coming home are the; 122d engineers, hq. 1st bn., A, B, and C; 219th M.P.; 515th engineers, hq. Med., A; 140th and 145 transport corps; 18th Veterinary Hospital; 1st motor truck co.; 337th ambulance co; 1st censor and press co. (Staff of the “STAR AND STRIPES” the official newspaper for the American Expeditionary force) ; 34th depot service co.; 321st mobile laundry co.

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Veterinary Hospital No 18

THE BELOW LINKS ARE VERY SPECIAL REPORTS

April 1 1919 Report on Veterinary Hospital # 18 Sougy France

Transport ship SS Keresaspa and the Veterinary Hospital 18 Journey overseas 1918

Click on the below link for Veterinary Hospital No 18 Roster, Platoon No 3

Veterinary Hospital No 18 Roster Platoon No 3

NOTE: MY GRANDFATHER LEONARD PATRICK MURPHY WAS AT VETERINARY HOSPITAL No 18 AT SOUGY FRANCE AND THE BELOW LINK IS TO A WEBSITE THAT I HAVE MADE IN HIS MEMORY

Leonard Patrick Murphy in WW1

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Veterinary Corps Hospital No 18 Camp Art in WW 1

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 19

Organized at Camp Lee VA September 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed , Overseas dates October 21 1918 to June 19 1919, Demobilized location Camp Lee VA, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 19 arrived Home from the war at Newport News June 11 1919 on the Transport Orizaba. Veterinary Hospitals No 4, 5. 19 and 20 were on this transport returning home

NOTE; PLEASE LOOK UNDER VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 4 FOR MORE INFORMATION

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 20

Organized at Camp Lee VA September 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed , Overseas dates October 21 1918 to October 21 1918 to June 19 1919, Demobilized location Camp Lee VA, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 19 arrived Home from the war at Newport News June 11 1919 on the Transport Orizaba. Veterinary Hospitals No 4, 5. 19 and 20 were on this transport returning home

NOTE; PLEASE LOOK UNDER VETERINARY HOSPITAL NO 4 FOR MORE INFORMATION

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 21

Organized at Camp Lee VA September 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed in France at Lux (Cote d?Or), Overseas dates October 21 1918 to July 5 1919, Demobilized location Camp Gordon GA, Number of Officers 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks: Part of the SOS Troops

Veterinary Hospital No 21 - Washington assign to early convoy Home from the war on May 25th 1919

Veterinary Corps Hospital No 21 is due home from the war at New York on June 27 1919 on the transport Santa Clara

BELOW VC HOSPITALS DID NOT GO TO FRANCE

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 22

Organized at Camp Lee VA November 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed, Overseas dates October 1918 to January or June 1919, Demobilized location Camp Lee, Number of Officers 6 or 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks:

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 23

Organized at Camp Lee VA November 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed, Overseas dates October 1918 to January or June 1919, Demobilized location Camp Lee, Number of Officers 6 or 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks:

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 24

Organized at Camp Lee VA December 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed, Overseas dates October 1918 to January or June 1919, Demobilized location Camp Lee, Number of Officers 6 or 7, Number of enlisted men 300, Remarks:

VETERINARY HOSPITAL No. 25

Organized at Camp Lee VA November 1918, Point of Embarkation Newport News, Stationed, Overseas dates October 1918 to January 26 or February 1919, Demobilized location Camp Lee, Number of Officers 6, Number of enlisted men 141, Remarks:

Note: Do to conflicting information sometimes I have tried to put both dates in.

Services of Supply (SOS) - formerly known as the Line of Communications. The Service of Supply was responsible for the supply of all troops of the army. Services of Supply’s territory embraced the whole of France outside the zone of active military operations and was divided into nine Base Sections (six in France), which included the ports of arrival and the large rest camps in their vicinity, and one Intermediate Section, across which ran the lines of communication and in which were located the main storage depots of the A E F, a number of great industrial plants engaged in the production of war materials, and training camps for the air force, artillery, and other technical services. The District of Paris was a separate administrative area, the seat of the Headquarters Organization and its several bureaus, within the same territory. In the Base Sections were quartered about one-third of the entire A E F 550,000 men, forever preparing and passing forward the materials essential to the combat divisions.

INTERMEDIATE SECTION

The Intermediate Section, which occupied a great area in the central part of France extending from northwest to southeast, served as a storehouse for supplies and the connecting link between the base ports and the fighting troops in the Advance Section. Along the Stations lines of communication which traversed it in three main highways were located a series of great storage centers and industrial plants whose operations gave employment to thousands of members of the A E F, as well as camps where other activities essential to the conduct of the war at the front were carried on, such as the supplying of replacements to combat divisions, the reclassification of troops for various reasons, and the training of men for aviation, artillery, and other technical services. 71 stations along the lines of communication, at such centers as the Headquarters of the S 0 S at Tours, the storage depot at Gievres, and the casual camps at Blois and St. Aignan, 20 stations at the artillery camps, such as Valdahon, Mailly, and Coetquidan, 10 in the newly organized aviation centers at Issoudun and elsewhere, 12 serving detached units of engineers and foresters, and, by arrangement with the Red Cross, 11 at ambulance headquarters and military hospitals— total 204 in the S 0 S, an equipment which increased later. In general, the work done in the Intermediate Section was similar in character to that done in the Base Sections

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WW1 Medical and Veterinary Posters.

ARMY MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITALS

Unit 1, Active Service June 1918 to September 1919, Unit B-1, Active Service, September 1918 to December 1918, Unit No 2, Active Service, November 1918 to December 1918

BASE VETERINARY HOSPITALS

Nevers France at Base Veterinary Hospital No 1. We would like to thank Gerald Carvin who has posted his grandfather Porter W. Carvin’s pictures of Base Veterinary Hospital No 1 taken at Nevers France where he was stationed during WW1. I have posted more of his pictures. Please click on the link in the below BASE VETERINARY HOSPITAL No 1 section.

BASE VETERINARY HOSPITAL No 1 - Organized at Camp Devens, Mass, January 16 1918, Point of Embarkation Hoboken New Jersey, Stationed, Overseas dates April 16 1918 to June 20 1919, Demobilized location ,Commanding Officer, 1st Lt. Thompson, Number of Officers 4, Number of enlisted men 144, Remarks: Location , Nevers APO #708, France

Base Veterinary Hospital No 1 arrived home from the war at Boston on June 9 1919 on the Transport President Grant

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Base Veterinary Hospital No 1 Nevers France

BASE VETERINARY HOSPITAL No 2 - Organized at Camp Lee, VA, August 3 1918, Point of Embarkation Norfolk, VA, Stationed, Overseas dates October 28 1918 to July 5 1919, Demobilized location ,Commanding Officer, Captain Albert L Beverly, Number of Officers 4, Number of enlisted men 144, Remarks:

Base Veterinary Hospital No 2 arrived Home from the war at Newport News June 25 1919 on the Transport Eten which came from St Nazaire. Note:Perri's grandfather talks about this in this diary and I have been able to confirm this also.

Click on the below link to go to the Roster of Base Veterinary Hospital No 2. This Roster has been posted by Perri Harper who’s grandfather James Otto Harper, was part of Base Veterinary Corp No. 2 during WW1 and was stationed in France. Perri is posting the Roster and there will be a link later to a website that she will be creating on her grandfather. Perri wrote a book about her grandfather that has his diary that covers his time in France during WW1 and other interesting things in the book. The book is available for sale by clicking the link.

James Otto Harper in WW1

Now this is a find, I would like to thank Perri Harper for posting the Base Veterinary Corps No 2 patch that her grandfather wore on his uniform in France during WW1. What a wonderful addition to the website.

BASE VETERINARY HOSPITAL No 3 - Organized at Camp Lee, VA, November 1 1918, Point of Embarkation, did not go overseas, Demobilized January 12 1919 ,Commanding Officer, 1st Lt. Hall, Number of Officers 4, Number of enlisted men 144, Remarks:

CORPS MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITALS

Very important note: A system for the evacuation of animals was adopted. Animals were evacuated by the Division Mobile Veterinary Section (Units) overland to the Corps Mobile Hospitals. From the Corps Mobile Veterinary Hospitals the animals were transferred either overland or by rail to the S.O.S. Veterinary Hospitals. Later Army Evacuation Stations were installed at points near railroads and in such a situation that they were easily accessible to all Divisions in a specified area. Animals were convoyed overland from Division Mobile Veterinary Hospitals to these Army Evacuation Stations and from the the latter place to S.O.S. Veterinary Hospitals by rail. To assist in the evacuation of animals that were unable to travel overland, motor trucks were used as ambulances. These ambulances were constructed so as to accommodate five animals.

Unit # 1, Active Service February 1918 to September 1919, Unit # 2 June 1918 to July 1919, Unit #3 August 1918 to December 1918, Unit # 4 July 1918 to December 1918, Unit # 5 November 1918 to December 1918, Unit # 6 Never organized, Unit # 7 November 1918 to August 1919, Unit # 8 November 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 9 November 1918 to July 1919, IV Corps September 1918 to June 1919.

MOBILE VETERINARY SECTIONS

NOTE; The Mobile Veterinary Units where attached to the Corps and Divisions of AEF. It should be remembered that where ever there where horses and mules there was the Veterinary Corps and Remount Squadrons caring for the horses and mules in a unit or supplying horses and mules to the units and bringing them back to the Veterinary Corps Hospitals and Remount Squadrons Stations, they were the pipeline. Sometimes I find in my research the term No. is use and sometimes Unit is used, it is the same. About half of the horses and mules used in the AEF were used in the Artillery units. The horses and mules were ideal for getting the hardware and shells to the front through the mud and in a lot of cased the only way. NOTE: I deal with the VC Hospitals a lot on this website because my main interest is my grandfather but I want you to remember that many in the Veterinary Corps and Remounts were attached to many other units besides the VC hospitals. A lot of these men were "The Casuals" or men not permanently assigned to a unit but attached to that unit. Sometimes the casuals served all over France in many different units and were transfered often. It is hard to follow ones military service sometimes when doing research because were ever the need was the men would go. If you were apart of a VC hospital or a Remount Squadron from the beginning there would be a good chance that this would be the only unit that you would serve in France in, but anything was possible.

Note: There are 2 listings for the Mobile Veterinary Sections here, the lists have the same units listed with the information being just a little different. These where the Mobile Veterinary Sections attached to each Division, their job was to be to evacuate the animals from the front back to the supply lines for evacuation to the S.O.S. and Base Hospitals. This was sometimes not done by Division Commanders who sometimes use them as a animal hospital to treat the animals from the front so the Division did not lose their animals. At this time of the War there was a huge shortage of available animals for the Divisions. Most of the light artillery used during the war was moved by using horses and in some cases men were used to move the artillery because there were no horses.

Unit # 1 Active Service, May 1918 to December 1919, Unit # 2 January 1918 to December 1919, Unit # 3 March 1918 to December 1919, Unit # 4 March 1918 to August 1919, Unit # 5 March 1918 to August 1919, Unit # 6 July 1918 to July 1919, Unit # 7 April 1918 to December 1919, Unit # 8 March 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 9 September 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 10 August 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 11 March 1918 to March 1919, Unit # 12 August 1918 to January 1919, Unit # 13 May 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 14 August 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 15 August 1918 to March 1919, Unit # 16 October 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 17 October 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 18 October 1918 to January 1919, Unit # 19 October 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 20 October 1918 to January 1919, Unit # 21 to 100 Never organized, Unit # 101 January 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 102 February 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 103 March 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 104 June 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 105 April 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 106 March 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 107 March 1918 May 1919, Unit # 108 March 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 109 December 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 110 December 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 111 December 1918 to December 1918 to November 1919, Unit # 112 March 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 113 May 1918 June 1919, Unit # 114 February 1918 to January 1919, Unit # 115 January 1918 to November 1918, Unit # 116 February 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 117 December 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 118 to 300 never organized, Unit # 301 April 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 302 January 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 303 March 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 304 April 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 305 March 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 306 March 1918 to June 1919 with the 81st Divison, Unit # 307 February 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 308 January 1918 to October 1919, Unit # 308 January 1918 to October 1919, Unit # 309 October 1918 to November 1918, Unit # 310 January 1918 to February 1919, Unit # 311 June 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 312 December 1917 June 1919, Unit # 313 February 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 314 February 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 315 May 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 316 February 1918 to May 1919, Unit # 317 April 1918 to March 1919, Unit # 318

MOBILE VETERINARY SECTION UNITS OF THE DIVISIONS DURING WW1

Note: The Mobile Veterinary Section Units are the same units as the above Mobile Veterinary Section listings. Two lists the same units

The service of an infantry division veterinary unit comprised essentially of a division veterinarian, one assistant as a meat inspector, and three enlisted men at headquarters, ten field units consisting of one officer, two farriers and one private to assigned to the various horsed units and a mobile veterinary section of one officer and 21 men. So then the number of men in each Mobile Veterinary Section at full strength for each division consisted of 12 officers and 51 enlisted men, this number did vary from each unit

Mobile Veterinary Section No 1 was with the 1st Division, organized at in France (see notes A and B)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 2 was with the 2nd Division, organized at in France (see notes A and B)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 3 was with the 3rd Division, organized at Camp Green NC, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 14 men, division veterinarian Major C.E. Clayton, Date assigned 1-7-1918, Embarked for overseas on 3-22-1918 at the port of Hoboken

Mobile Veterinary Section No 3 arrived home from the war at New York May 26 1919 on the Transport Tiger coming from St Nazaire

Mobile Veterinary Section No 4 was with the 4th Division, organized at Camp Green NC, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 46 men, division veterinarian Captain R.A. McAuslin, Date assigned 2-20-1918, Embarked for overseas on 5-3-1918 at the port of New York.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 4 arrived home from the war at New York May 26 1919 on the Transport Tiger coming from St Nazaire

Mobile Veterinary Section No 5 was with the 5th Division, organized at Camp Merritt NJ, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 28 men, division veterinarian Major J.B. Blattenberg, Date assigned 1-7-1918, Embarked for overseas on 4-16-1918 at the port of New York.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 6 was with the 6th Division, organized at Camp Wadsworth S.C., VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 39 men, division veterinarian Captain J.J. Connelly, Date assigned 4-4-1918, Embarked for overseas on 7-7-1918 at the port of New York.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 6 arrived home from the war at Newport News June 11 1919 on the Transport Orizaba

Mobile Veterinary Section No 7 was with the 7th Division, organized at Camp McArthur, Tex , VC personnel consisted of officers 13 and enlisted 41 men, division veterinarian Captain C.W. Owinner, Date assigned 3-26-1918, Embarked for overseas on 8-3-1918 at the port of Hoboken N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 7 May 16 this section was assigned to early convoy.

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7th Mobile Veterinary Section

Mobile Veterinary Section No 8 was with the 8th Division, organized at Camp Fremont, CA, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Captain R.C. Musser, Date assigned 3-20-1918, Embarked for overseas on 11-2-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 8 arrived home from the war at Newport News June 11 1919 on the Transport Orizaba. Veterinary Hospitals No 3, 5. 19 and 20 were on this transport returning home

Mobile Veterinary Section No 9 was with the 9th Division, organized at Camp Sheridan, Ala, VC personnel consisted of officers 13 and enlisted 25 men, division veterinarian Captain Ticehurst, Date assigned 7-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 11-2-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 10 was with the 10th Division, organized at Camp Funston, Kansas, VC personnel consisted of officers 13 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Captain H.N. Beeman, Date assigned 10-18-1919, Embarked for overseas on 3-15-1918 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 11 was with the 11th Division, organized at Camp Mead, Md, VC personnel consisted of officers 11 and enlisted 49 men, division veterinarian Captain O.C. Salby, Date assigned 7-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 7-2-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 12 was with the 12th Division, organized at Camp Devens, Mass, VC personnel consisted of officers 11 and enlisted 47 men, division veterinarian Captain P.O. Cooper, Date assigned 7-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 2-6-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 13 was with the 13th Division, organized at Camp Lewis, Wash, VC personnel consisted of officers 14 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Captain C.H. Carnahan, Date assigned 7-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 3-5-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 14 was with the 14th Division, organized at Camp Custer, Mich, VC personnel consisted of officers 11 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Captain E.M. Curley, Date assigned 7-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 2-10-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 15 was with the 15th Division, organized at Camp Logan, TX, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 49 men, division veterinarian Captain P.H. Fulstow, Date assigned 8-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 2-10-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 16 was with the 16th Division, organized at Camp Kearney, CA, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 42 men, division veterinarian Captain E.C. Jones, Date assigned 8-23-1918, Embarked for overseas on 2-14-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 17 was with the 17th Division, organized at Camp Beauregard, La, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 2 men, division veterinarian Major A.R. Kincaid, Date assigned 8-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 2-6-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 18 was with the 18th Division, organized at Camp Travis, TX, VC personnel consisted of officers 13 and enlisted 45 men, division veterinarian Major L.E. Trompeter, Date assigned 8-23-1918, Embarked for overseas on 2-15-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 19 was with the 19th Division, organized at Camp Dodge, Iowa, VC personnel consisted of officers 11 and enlisted 50 men, division veterinarian Captain J.F. Crosby, Date assigned 8-21-1918, Embarked for overseas on 3-1-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 20 was with the 20th Division, organized at Camp Sevier, S.C, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 42 men, division veterinarian Major Wm. B. Cook, Date assigned 8-23-1918, Embarked for overseas on 3-4-1919 at the port of New York City (See note C)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 101 was with the 26th Division, organized at Camp Devens, Mass, VC personnel consisted of officers 0 and enlisted 0 men, division veterinarian none assigned, Date assigned 8-23-1918, Embarked for overseas on 9-26-1917 at the port of New York City (See note A and B)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 105 was with the 27th Division, organized at Camp Wadworth,S.C., VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 42 men, division veterinarian Captain A.N.Towner, Date assigned 1-1-1918, Embarked for overseas on 5-17-1918 at the port of Newport News, Va.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 106 was with the 28th Division, organized at Camp McClellan, Ala , VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 48 men, division veterinarian Captain E. Wood, Date assigned 12-22-1917, Embarked for overseas on 5-3-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 107 was with the 29th Division, organized at Camp Hancock, Ga , VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 49 men, division veterinarian Captain J.E. Hodge, Date assigned 3-20-1918, Embarked for overseas on 6-15-1918 at the port of Newport News, Va.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 108 was with the 30th Division, organized at Camp Sevier, S.C , VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 50 men, division veterinarian Major N.N. Nelson, Date assigned 10-8-1917, Embarked for overseas on 5-11-1918 at the port of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 109 was with the 31st Division, organized at Camp Wheeler, Ga , VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 42 men, division veterinarian Major E.F. Butler, Date assigned 4-4-1918, Embarked for overseas on 10-5-1918 at the port of Hoboken N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 109 arrived home from the war at Boston June 9 1919 on the Transport President Grant

Mobile Veterinary Section No 104 was with the 32nd Division, organized at Fort Clark and Camp McArthur, TX, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 47 men, division veterinarian Major G.H. Koon, Date assigned 1-4-1918, Embarked for overseas on 1-31-1918 at the port of New York City. (see note A and B)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 104 arrived home from the war at Boston on May 14 1919 on the Transport Toloa

Mobile Veterinary Section No 110 was with the 33rd Division, organized at Camp Logan, TX, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 47 men, division veterinarian Major B.A. Seeley, Date assigned 11-28-1917, Embarked for overseas on 5-16-1918 at the port of Hoboken, N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 111 was with the 34th Division, organized at Camp Cody, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 49 men, division veterinarian Major C.B Perkins, Date assigned 7-31-1918, Embarked for overseas on 9-17-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 112 was with the 35th Division, organized at Camp Doniphan, Okla., VC personnel consisted of officers 11 and enlisted 47 men, division veterinarian Captain O.P. Davis, Date assigned 2-1-1918, Embarked for overseas on 4-25-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 113 was with the 36th Division, organized at Camp Bowie, TX, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 36 men, division veterinarian Captain T.O. Booth, Date assigned 4-4-1918, Embarked for overseas on 7-18-1918 at the port of Hoboken, N.J.

FINLAND BRINGS WESTERNERS, TIMES HERALD, JUNE 2, 1919
The Finland arrived also yesterday afternoon, bringing the 143rd Infantry complete, of the 66th Division, Texas and Oklahoma men. They numbered 94 officers and 3,104 men, in command of Colonel Irving J. Phillipson, of Portland, Oregon. Also, on the vessel were the 111th Mobile Repair Shop; 113th Mobile Veterinary section and casual companies No's 1 and 2, of the 319th Infantry, with 9 officers and 350 men. There were sixty casuals sent over for duty.

Posted by Brenda Barbian

Mobile Veterinary Section No 114 was with the 37th Division, organized at Camp Sheridan, Ala, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 44 men, division veterinarian Captain H.W. Brown, Date assigned 1-1-1918, Embarked for overseas on 5-15-1918 at the port of Hoboken, N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 114 arrived from the war at Boston June 9 1919 on the Transport President Grant (Needs to be confirmed)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 115 was with the 38th Division, organized at Camp Shelby, Miss, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 38 men, division veterinarian Major H.W. Peter, Date assigned 11-26-1917, Embarked for overseas on 10-2-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 115 arrived home from the war at Boston June 9 1919 on the Transport President Grant (Needs to be confirmed)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 116 was with the 39th Division, organized at Camp Beauregard, La, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 50 men, division veterinarian Major J.D. Derrick, Date assigned 4-2-1918, Embarked for overseas on 8-18-1918 at the port of Hoboken N.J

Mobile Veterinary Section No 116 arrived home from the war at Boston from Brest on May 31 1919 on the transport Finland

Mobile Veterinary Section No 117 was with the 40th Division, organized at Camp Kearney, Ca, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Major C. Nookolds, Date assigned 11-28-1917, Embarked for overseas on 8-18-1918 at the port of Hoboken N.J

Mobile Veterinary Section No 103 was with the 41st Division, organized at Camp Green, N.C., VC personnel consisted of officers 6 and enlisted 0 men, division veterinarian none assigned, Date assigned , Embarked for overseas on 12-13-1917 at the port of Hoboken N.J (see note A and B)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 103 was assigned to early convoy May 5 1919

Mobile Veterinary Section No 102 was with the 42nd Division, organized at Camp Mills N.Y., VC personnel consisted of officers 6 and enlisted 0 men, division veterinarian none assigned, Date assigned, Embarked for overseas on 10-18-1917 at the port of Hoboken N.J (see note A and B)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 102 was assigned to early convoy May 5 1919

Mobile Veterinary Section No 301 was with the 76th Division, organized at Camp Devens, Mass, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 44 men, division veterinarian Major Burt English, Date assigned 12-17-1917, Embarked for overseas on 7-5-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 301 arrived home from the war at New York June 14 1919 on the Transport Henderson

Mobile Veterinary Section No 302 was with the 77th Division, organized at Camp Upton, N.Y, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 47 men, division veterinarian Captain J.N.Graves, Date assigned 3-1-1918, Embarked for overseas on 3-29-1918 at the port of Portland Me

Mobile Veterinary Section No 302 sailed home from the war on April 21 1919 on the Transport Louisville

Mobile Veterinary Section No 303 was with the 78th Division, organized at Camp Dix, N.J, VC personnel consisted of officers 14 and enlisted 35 men, division veterinarian Captain P.V. Weaver, Date assigned 3-9-1918, Embarked for overseas on 5-20-1918 at the port of Philadelphia, Pa.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 303 arrived home from the war at New York June 8 1919 on the Transport General Goethals

Mobile Veterinary Section No 304 was with the 79th Division, organized at Camp Meade, Md, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 50 men, division veterinarian Captain E.A. Hogg, Date assigned 3-25-1918, Embarked for overseas on 7-8-1918 at the port of Hoboken, N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 305 was with the 80th Division, organized at Camp Lee,Va, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 33 men, division veterinarian Major C.H. Jewell, Date assigned 12-27-1917, Embarked for overseas on 5-22-1918 at the port of Hoboken, N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 305 arrived home from the war at New York on May 25 1919 on the Transport Troy

Click on the below link to read the History of the 305th Mobile Veterinary Section posted by Bruce W. Smith, Historian, his wife Cecelia M. Smith Secretary and the Descendants of 80th Division Veterans

305th Mobile Veterinary Section

Mobile Veterinary Section No 306 was with the 81st Division, organized at Camp Jackson, S.C, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 39 men, division veterinarian Major Cage Head, Date assigned 1-1-1918, Embarked for overseas on 7-31-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 307 was with the 82nd Division, organized at Camp Gordon, Ga, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 45 men, division veterinarian Captain F.R. Lunn, Date assigned 2-28-1918, Embarked for overseas on 4-25-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 307 arrived from the war at New York June 8 1919 on the Transport Alphonso X111 with the 82 Division. NOTE: This is not confirmed

Mobile Veterinary Section No 308 was with the 83rd Division, organized at Camp Sherman, Ohio, VC personnel consisted of officers 13 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Major M.E. Knowles, Date assigned 10-29-1917, Embarked for overseas on 6-8-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 309 was with the 84th Division, organized at Camp Taylor, Ky, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 45 men, division veterinarian Major G.A. Nanvey Jr, Date assigned 12-19-1917, Embarked for overseas on 10-4-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 310 was with the 85th Division, organized at Camp Custer, Mich, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 47 men, division veterinarian Major W Fraser, Date assigned 12-11-1917, Embarked for overseas on 7-22-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 311 was with the 86th Division, organized at Camp Grant, Ill, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Major D.H. Udall, Date assigned 1-22-1918, Embarked for overseas on 9-9-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 312 was with the 87th Division, organized at Camp Pike, Ark, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 49 men, division veterinarian Major T.H. Edwards, Date assigned 11-20-1917, Embarked for overseas on 8-24-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 313 was with the 88th Division, organized at Camp Dodge, Iowa, VC personnel consisted of officers 13 and enlisted 51 men, division veterinarian Major John H. Gould, Date assigned 11-19-1917, Embarked for overseas on 8-17-1918 at the port of Quebec Canada

Mobile Veterinary Section No 314 was with the 89th Division, organized at Camp Funston, Kansas, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 54 men, division veterinarian Captain G.O. Miller, Date assigned 3-7-1918, Embarked for overseas on 6-4-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 315 was with the 90th Division, organized at Camp Travis, TX, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 54 men, division veterinarian Major R. Vans Agnew, Date assigned 5-16-1918, Embarked for overseas on 6-21-1918 at the port of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 315 arrived home from the war at New York on June 6 1919 on the Transport Madawaska

Mobile Veterinary Section No 316 was with the 91st Division, organized at Camp Lewis, Wash, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 45 men, division veterinarian Captain A.E. Donovan, Date assigned 11-28-1917, Embarked for overseas on 7-6-1918 at the port of New York City

Mobile Veterinary Section No 317 was with the 92nd Division, organized at Camp Funston, Kansas, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 22 men, division veterinarian Captain R. Hofford, Date assigned 5-9-1918, Embarked for overseas on 6-10-1918 at the port of Hoboken, N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No (see note d) was with the 93rd Division, organized at Camp Stuart, Va, VC personnel consisted of officers 1 and enlisted 0 men, division veterinarian 1st Lt. J.A. Phillips, Date assigned 1-28-1918, Embarked for overseas on 2-18-1918 at the port of Hoboken, N.J.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 320 was with the 95th Division, organized at Camp Sherman, Ohio, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 15 men, division veterinarian Captain G.B. Huse Date assigned 9-17-1918, Embarked for overseas on 1-20-1919 at the port (see note c)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 321 was with the 96th Division, organized at Camp Wadsworth, S.C, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 11 men, division veterinarian Captain G.A. Jarman Date assigned 9-24-1918, Embarked for overseas on 12-13-1918 at the port (see note c)

Mobile Veterinary Section No 322 was with the 97th Division, organized at Camp Cody, VC personnel consisted of officers 12 and enlisted 35 men, division veterinarian Captain C.S. Chase Date assigned 9-19-1918, Embarked for overseas on 12-17-1918 at the port (see note c)

NOTES:
(A) Mobile Veterinary Section formed later and sent overseas as part of Phase No 1
(B) Division left before complete veterinary personal was assigned
(C) Division did not proceed overseas and was demobilized in the United States and date shows when the division veterinarian was relieved or discharged
(D) Provisional division with incomplete veterinary personnel.

The 1st, 2nd, 26th, 42nd, 41st and the 32nd divisions left for overseas in this order before the veterinary personnel were fully assigned or the Mobile Sections organized. The latter were assembled and sent over as a part of the first phase. There organization is shown below.

Mobile Veterinary Section No 1 was with the 1st Division, organized at Camp Devens on 1-16-1918, Commanding officer is 2nd Lt. I.O. Gladish. Embarked of the port of Hoboken, N.J. on 4-16-1918

Mobile Veterinary Section No 2 was with the 2nd Division, organized at Camp Devens on 1-16-1918, Commanding officer is 1 st Lt. H.P. Flowe. Embarked of the port of Hoboken, N.J. on 4-16-1918

Mobile Veterinary Section No 101 was with the 26th Division, organized at Camp Devens on 1-16-1918, Commanding officer is 2nd Lt. O.J. Counzelman. Embarked of the port of Hoboken, N.J. on 4-16-1918

Mobile Veterinary Section No 104 was with the 32th Division, organized at Fort Clark, TX on , Commanding officer is 2nd Lt. A.A.Lenert. Embarked of the port of Newport News, Va May 1918

Mobile Veterinary Section No 103 was with the 41st Division, organized at Camp Upton on 2-14-1918, Commanding officer is 2nd Lt.R.S. Youmans. Embarked of the port of Hoboken, N.J. on 6-10-1918

Mobile Veterinary Section No 102 was with the 42nd Division, organized at Camp Upton on 1-12-1918, Commanding officer is 2nd Lt.G.W. Swanger. Embarked of the port of Hoboken, N.J. on 6-10-1918

The enlisted men were supplied from the Depot Brigades and from detachments consisting of 500 at Camp Devens, 500 at Camp Upton and 1,000 at Camp Lee which had been assembled for overseas service.

With the forgoing exceptions the veterinary organization of the Regular Army, the National Guard and the National Army divisions was accomplished at the station of the division and preceded overseas with their divisions. Enlisted men were transferred from the Depot Brigades after a moderate military training and the selection of suitable material was largely a matter of chance. All officers were assigned and every effort was made to secure as division veterinarians men of the best qualifications. The great majority of officers in these divisions were necessarily taken direct from civil life.

The veterinary organization of the 9th to the 20th inclusive and the 95th, 96th, and 97th divisions were started on receipt of information that the divisions were to be formed by the assignment of a division veterinarian and the necessary assistants. It has become possible to secure graduates of the veterinary section of the M.O.T.C. at Camp Greenleaf in considerable numbers by this time and practically no officers were assigned to these divisions who had not received this training thereby promising a much more efficient service. Enlisted men were incomplete at the signing of the armistice and their demobilization progressed rapidly.

The time between the organization of the divisional veterinary service and the departure overseas was too short and too much occupied with drilling and training men and in the performance of routine duties to permit of any careful study of the suitability of the organization or the adequacy of the equipment. Some difficulty was experienced in the United States in the establishing the proper function of the mobile veterinary evacuation unit. It was adapted from the British service and was omitted from Pershing’s service of the rear project of September 18 1917 which apparently contemplated evacuation by corps and army hospitals. Reports from France which have come to hand thus far are unanimous in stating this unit although to small to be fully effective was an essential part of the veterinary organization of the divisions.

During the period of training in the United States it functioned in many instances as an evacuation unit as contemplated in S.R. 70 taking over sick animals from organizations, giving minor treatments and turning them into the auxiliary remount depot. This required a delay sometimes of days or possible weeks as when the auxiliary remount depot was in quarantine because of glanders, in which case the section established a temporary hospital. These activities also clashed with the purpose of the remount division which was to replace without delay a sick animal from any organization with a sound one from the depot. The work of the section and in fact the efficiency of the camp hospital outside the auxiliary remount depot.

VETERINARY EVACUATION SECTIONS

Unit # 1 Active Service, December 1918 to September 1919, Unit # 2 November 1918 to August 1919, Unit # 3 December 1918 to August 1919, Unit # 4 to 6 never organized, Unit # 7 November 1918 to June 1919, Unit # 8 November 1918 to June 1919.

Veterinary Evacuation Section No 1 at Coblenz have received their orders to entrain to Brest for their return voyage home to the USA

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Veterinary Hospital Organization Chart for AEF WW1

ANIMAL EMBARKATION DEPOTS

Animal Embarkation Depot No 301 on the Newport News side of Hampton Roads occupied an area of about 70 acres adjacent to and north of Camp Hill. Camp capacity: 10,000 animals. The former British Remount Depot at Breeze Point, One mile southeast of Port Headquarters provided accommodations for an additional 5,000 animals in an emergency. From October 14, 1917 to November 30, 1918 a total of 47,237 animals were shipped overseas; the total number of animals handled during the existence of the depot was 58,278

No 301 Newport News, Virginia, 12 commissioned officers 175 enlisted personnel, opened 8-4-1917, Closed 3-31-1919 , Authorized capacity 10,000 animals, average animal strength 8,100

No 302 Charleston, North Carolina, 12 commissioned officers 150 enlisted personnel, opened 5-2-1918, Closed 3-26-1919, Authorized capacity 10,000 animals, average animal strength 2,605

ANIMAL TRANSPORTATION UNITS

Note: Here’s a new area of research for me the “Animal Transportation Service” I know nothing about this service and I have been able to come up with very little. Obviously they were in charge of transportation of the animals for the Army and it will be interesting to learn about this lost to me unit, we will starts with “bits and pieces” If you can help out with any information please contact me

The above picture is of the 2nd Corps Animal Transportation School, John P. Nev Commanding April 25 1924. The date is a little out of my focus of WW1 but because this is our first lead we will start here. I do not even know the location of this school. Note: Don’t you love the dog!

Below in some information that I have been able to collect:

Base Animal Transport 301 arrived in Boston July 5 1919 on the Battle ship Virginia

Base Animal Transport No 302 Arrived at NY Harbor July 16 1919, On the Transport Walter A Luckenbach

Update(I found another listing confirming the above) sailed from St Nazaire on July 1st

Base Animal Transport No 302 Arrived at NY Harbor July 11 1919 on the Transport Floridian

Advance Animal Transport No 302 due to arrive at New York on July 23 1919 on the transport Sierra

Advance Animal Transport No 303 due at New York on July 23 1919 on the transport Sierra sailing from St Nazaire on July 13 1919

Advance Animal Transport depot 304 due at Newport New on July 22 1919 on the transport De Kalb sailing from St Nazaire on July 11 1919

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