. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. n had been set up in an abandoned houseat the Beaumont end of the village. The cars were lined up in the yard and the menutilized the second story of a nearby house for their quarters. Everything seemed veryquiet. True, the front trenches were scarcely two miles away, just outside of Seichprey,but Mandres had been shelled only slightly and the sector was known to be quiet. Twocars were sent on to Beaumont as an advanced post. Runs were made along the ridgeto Rambaucourt and Bouconville and, after dark, to Se
. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. n had been set up in an abandoned houseat the Beaumont end of the village. The cars were lined up in the yard and the menutilized the second story of a nearby house for their quarters. Everything seemed veryquiet. True, the front trenches were scarcely two miles away, just outside of Seichprey,but Mandres had been shelled only slightly and the sector was known to be quiet. Twocars were sent on to Beaumont as an advanced post. Runs were made along the ridgeto Rambaucourt and Bouconville and, after dark, to Seichprey. The road to Seichprey wasvery narrow and it dipped sharply as it led into the destroyed town. Here the men foundshell holes and evidenceof war in plenty. In factthey were forced to shutoff their motors at theaid station lest the Ger-mans hear them. Butsuch things only gave athrill to the work. No-thing had happened herefor four months-Five days of acclima-tion passed and the menhad adjusted themselvesto the new situation. Afew shells had disturbedtheir peace of mind on the. The Kitchen at Vignot [28]
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