. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. On the 17th the section formally indorsed plans for raising money to print thesection history and selected such of the former members of the section as they cared tobe kept informed of plans for reunions. On the 19th we moved across the drill yard into another barrack that the Frenchmight keep the housing facilities better grouped. Section 635 was on the floor above usand we renewed our formed acquaintance with a few of the members whom we hadknown in SandricouH. Section 625 was not far away in the little to
. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. On the 17th the section formally indorsed plans for raising money to print thesection history and selected such of the former members of the section as they cared tobe kept informed of plans for reunions. On the 19th we moved across the drill yard into another barrack that the Frenchmight keep the housing facilities better grouped. Section 635 was on the floor above usand we renewed our formed acquaintance with a few of the members whom we hadknown in SandricouH. Section 625 was not far away in the little town of Bretzenheim,and Section 649 was alsoclose by in took especial interestin meeting the boys of649 as we had met themtwice during our workat the front, and as ourformer Top Sergeantwas now their Com-manding Officer. H i svisits to us were not in-frequent. On January 21st, theday after a second smallconvoy to Giessen andWetzlar, five men from. The Prison Camp at Giessen [75] the section bowled a similar number from 649. It was a close and lively match which itgave us particular satisfaction to win by over forty pins. Sickingers cafe, the sceneof this match and also most of our billard and bowling matches, was the rendezvous ofthe indoor athletes nearly every afternoon and evening. Herr Sickinger proved to bea most accommodating German and reserved his alleys for us during several nights ofthe week, securing as well a large English billard table for our exclusive use. Theboys became quite proficient at bowling, pool, and billards during the winter. SeveralEnglish soldiers, stationed temporarily in Mainz with the transport corps, joined us aslong as they were in the city, and we had many close matches together. We were really only marking time now, waiting for some new work or fororders to leave for France again. Rumors regarding the early demobilization of ourservice were persistently arising, and we felt very sure that the
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