This is a photograph of Sgt. 1st Class Morper of the Section Sanitaire Unis () No. 639 during World War One. The No. 639 has been attached to the French Army for the past two and a half years. They have traveled over 150,000 kilometers and carried over 25,000 wounded soldiers. The section has participated in major battles such as the Battle of the Somme, the Oise, the Aisne, Chemins des Dames, Champagne, Argonne, Battle of Verdun, and the Second Battle of the Marne. The section has received the Divisional Citation and has been awarded the Croix de Guerre.

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