The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-23

vices OF the United States, for
publication in this column, are
invited by the Journal. COntri-
buttons should be mailed to the
Service Editor of the Journal,
or telephone to Mrs. w. e
Behrens, Phone 4-2671.
ASSEMBLY AREA COMMAND,
France, Receiving and treating a
total of 1876 patients in a 12-hour
period on March 80, 1945, as a re-
suit of the unexpected crossing of
the Rhine River, proved to be a
baptism of fire" for a General
Hospital unit now undergoing pro-
cesSing at Camp Philadelphia, in
the Assembly Area Command, pre-
paratory to being shipped to the
Pacific.
The unit, of which Cpl. John w.
Park, 254 w. Ninth ST., Marysville,
is a member, arrived at Mour-
melon-le-Grand, France, in Febru-
ary, 1915, to operate a 1,0O0-bed
hospital near the present head
quarters of the Mourmelon Sub
Area of the Assembly Area Com
mand. Later the hospital was en-
larged to 1,500-bed capacity.
Although the unit did not re-
ceive its first patent until March
8, it received and evacuated nearly
10000 patients, over half of them
by air transport, in the month of
April during the last stages of the
German defeat. Activated at Fort
Lewis, Washington, in October,
1914, the hospital shipped to Eng
land two months later and arrived
in France in January, 1945.
William S. Borden, Ph. M. 1/c
is spending a 5-day leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Borden of the London rd. He is
stationed at Alexandria, Va, and
flew from Washington, D. c.,
Wednesday to get here. Bill has
been in the Navy three years.
SANTA ANA, Calf, Aug. 23-.
S/Sgt. Vernon r. Robb, 21, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis L. Robb, of
Raymond, is currently assigned to
the AAF Redistribution Station
No. A at Santa Ana Army Air
Base.
Sgt. Robb, BIZ gunner of the
9Th Air Force with 30 combat
missions to his credit, entered the
service on Aug. II, 1943 and went
overseas in October, 1914. He has
been awarded the Air Medal with
four Oak Leaf Clusters and wears
the European theater ribbon with
one battle star for participation
in major operations over Germany.
At this redistribution station,
an operation of the Personnel Dis
tribution Command, combat re-
turns of the AAF receive complete
medical examinations, classified
tion interviews an reassignment to
domestic stations of the Army Air
Forces.
William G. McKitrick, H.A. 1/c
of near Magnetic Springs and a
friend, Charles Marsh, H.A. 1/c,
of Breckenridge, Tex, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. McKitrick. Both boys
are psychiatric technicians at the
Naval hospital at Bainbridge, Md.
THE 104th GENERAL HOSPI-
tai, RINGWOOD HANTS, Eng
land AFTER treating more than
5000 wounded American soldiers
during a year of operation, this
United States Army general hos
pital has completed its mission in
England.
First Lieutenant Elsie A. By
water, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Bywater of Marysville Rt.
1, served with this hospital as a
general duty nurse during the
twelve months of operation.
The hospital unit was activated
in New Orleans in July, 1943, and
received their training at Camp
Pickett, Va. Arriving in England
in June, 1914, the hospital unit set
up and operated 1000 bed hospit-
al. The last patient left the hos
pital in July of this year.
"The excellent record established
by this unit, in handling over 5000
patients can be attributed to the
efforts of every member of this
organization said Colonel Emmett
v. Richardson of Marion, Va,
commanding officer of the hospital
from activation until July, 1945,
when Colonel c, B. Woods of West
Columbia, S. c., took command.
Prior to her entrance into mil
itary service in June of 1912. 1t.
Bywater was a nurse at the White
Cross Hospital in Columbus.
New address,: Lehman E. (Pete)
Snively AIS, Co. 113, C-8-V,
U.S.N.T.C., Sampson, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Scott, OF
near New Dover, has received
word that their son, Sgt. (Jack)
John w. Scott, is stationed at
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