A history of United States Army Base Hospital No36 (Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery Unit) organized at Detroit, Michigan, April 11th, 1917 . Rev. W. D. Maxon, of Base Hospital No. 3B, A. E. F. Cross. Later in October, 1918, all Base Hospital Chaplains became directly subject to theMilitary as Commissioned Army Chaplains. From August, 1917, until January, 1918, thereligious and welfare work was wholly carried on by Chaplain Maxon, assisted by SergeantC. F. Brown, and privates Adrian Jones and G. W. Hyde. Besides the Sunday religiousservices, the department had charge of the

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A history of United States Army Base Hospital No36 (Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery Unit) organized at Detroit, Michigan, April 11th, 1917 . Rev. W. D. Maxon, of Base Hospital No. 3B, A. E. F. Cross. Later in October, 1918, all Base Hospital Chaplains became directly subject to theMilitary as Commissioned Army Chaplains. From August, 1917, until January, 1918, thereligious and welfare work was wholly carried on by Chaplain Maxon, assisted by SergeantC. F. Brown, and privates Adrian Jones and G. W. Hyde. Besides the Sunday religiousservices, the department had charge of the mail, the canteen and entertainments. With thearrival of Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. representatives early in 1918, much ofthe welfare work, including entertainments, was discharged by such

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