United States Army Ambulance Service

The United States Army Ambulance Service (USAAS) was a unit of the United States Army during World War I. It was established by General Order No. 75 of the War Department in May 1917 and was headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It primarily provided medical services to the French, British, and Italian Armies during World War I.[1] In the second World War, the unit aided the British and the Italians. It incorporated the volunteer sections of the American Field Service, which had been formed before the American entry into World War I.

United States Army Ambulance Service
An early insignia of the service.
Active1917 to 1919
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Garrison/HQAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Structure
USAAS personnel in training at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Each section was composed of approximately "45 men, 20 Ford ambulances, 1 Ford touring car, 1 truck, and a kitchen trailer."[1] The number of officers peaked at 209 officers in November 1918 and in the course of demobilization was reduced to 3 in July 1920.[2] It was organized into 160 sections, each called Sanitary Squad Units. The Sanitary Squad Unit typically supported a division, or about 10,000 soldiers.

References
  1. "Report of the Surgeon-General U.S. Army to the Secretary of War", Report of the Surgeon-General of the Army, United States Government Printing Office, 2: 1484, 1919, hdl:2027/mdp.39015073470232
  2. Ginn, Richard Van Ness (1997). The History of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. Office of the Surgeon General and Center of Military History, United States Army. hdl:2027/uc1.b4267703. ISBN 0160453534. OCLC 609748028. CMH 30-19-1. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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