Penn State in the world war . e sectionmoved on February 11, 1919, and established headquarters in a villa just outsidethe village of Capri. Here they remained doing hospital transfer work untilMarch 31, when they were ordered by the American forces in from the field, toreport at Concentration Camp, Genoa, for embarkation to the United States. From the seventh to the twenty-third of April, 1919, the Italian contingentwas aboard the Italian liner Duca degli Abruzzi en route from Genoa to NewYork, stopping at Marseilles and Gibraltar. The evening of the day of debarka-tion found Section 529 as c
Penn State in the world war . e sectionmoved on February 11, 1919, and established headquarters in a villa just outsidethe village of Capri. Here they remained doing hospital transfer work untilMarch 31, when they were ordered by the American forces in from the field, toreport at Concentration Camp, Genoa, for embarkation to the United States. From the seventh to the twenty-third of April, 1919, the Italian contingentwas aboard the Italian liner Duca degli Abruzzi en route from Genoa to NewYork, stopping at Marseilles and Gibraltar. The evening of the day of debarka-tion found Section 529 as casuals in Camp Dix, N. J., and the efficiency ofdemobilization was demonstrated in giving all their honorable discharges onApril 26, 1919. Every member of Penn State Ambulance Unit, commanded by CaptainEdwin B. Lawyer, was presented with the Italian War Cross (Croce di Guerra).There were thirty-six men in this unit, the majority of whom were Penn Statestudents. This unit was known as Section 529, U. S. Army Ambulance Penn State Ambulance Unit at Retreat Page Four Ninety-one Penn State in the World War. The following information was contained in the Ambulance Service News ofJanuary 9, 1919, about the Penn State Ambulance Unit, and in this article thenames of those who received the Italian War Cross were given: During the offensive, the entire section was working on the advance linefrom Busco and Choecetta before the river Piave was crossed. Working in twounits, the section followed separate divisions after the crossing. One group of sixcars followed the 50th Division up the east bank of the Piave, having postssuccessively at Vidor, Valdobiadene, Villa de Villa, Bribane, and Sedice. Theremaining six cars followed the 60th Division through Vidor, Col San Martine,Cambia, Miane and Follina. When the offensive had advanced so far that contact with the Cassena basewas difficult, the section moved to Follina where it is now operating. The sectionis still busy and all cars are
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