. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. [41]. A camouflaged road near Pont a Mousson to the front line and brought the sick and wounded to two field hospitals, one on the edgeof Millery, the other at Dieulouard, just across and further up the river. Larger carstook the cases to the rear. The posts in this sector were a treat compared to the ones we had just left. Ponta Mousson, the town nearest to the line, lay on either side of the Moselle river and had onlybeen vacated recently by civilians for a drive expected at St. Mihiel. Our first men on po
. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. [41]. A camouflaged road near Pont a Mousson to the front line and brought the sick and wounded to two field hospitals, one on the edgeof Millery, the other at Dieulouard, just across and further up the river. Larger carstook the cases to the rear. The posts in this sector were a treat compared to the ones we had just left. Ponta Mousson, the town nearest to the line, lay on either side of the Moselle river and had onlybeen vacated recently by civilians for a drive expected at St. Mihiel. Our first men on postfound plenty of fruit and vegetables in the gardens which the thrifty French had caredfor religiously despite the nearness of the trenches. Only a few houses on the right handside of the river had been damaged by shelling. Many were the beautiful houses ofwealthy French citizens and seemed to be in good condition. The business part of thecity was apparently on the left side of the river. Here there had been more destruction,particularly about a chateau which we used as quarters for the
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