Federal government websites often end in. The site is secure. Base Hospital No. The unit was mobilized on November 21, , at the 12th Regiment Armory, New York City, where it remained in training until February 26, , on which date it left New York on the Olympic , arriving in Liverpool, England, March 6, It left Liverpool March 6 for Southampton, England, where officers and enlisted men remained in the rest camp for three days prior to crossing to Le Havre, France, March 10, Upon arrival at Vichy Base Hospital No.
The first patients, French wounded, arrived on April 9, and the first American patients, in number, were admitted April 11, During this period the unit maintained 12 separate messes and occupiedover 20 hotels in which sick and wounded were cared for. The unit left Vichy March5, , en route to St. Walter D. Webb, M. Joseph McKee, M. Arthur W. Wright, M. This will account for the absence of certain numbers in the series.
Arthur M. The history is on file in the Historical Division, S. The unit was mobilized in May, It sailed from New York on the St. Louis , on May 12, , and arrivedin England on May 23, Upon arrival in England the unit was attachedto No. Lucius L. Hopwood, M. William Darrach, M. Willard B. Soper, M. It was called into active service November 14,, the entire command being mustered into service by November 21, The nurseswere mobilized January 15, , at Ellis Island, N.
The unit remainedin training at the armory until February 6, , when it embarked on the Lapland ,leaving New York the same date. The nurses of Base Hospital No. The officers andenlisted men proceeded to Southampton, England, arriving on February 26, On the following day they crossed the English Channel on H.
Hunslet ,arriving at Le Havre, France, February 28, An old monastery, comprising numerous cement buildings, was turned overto Base Hospital No. In two months' time these had been converted tohospital purposes, later being expanded to a hospital of 2,bed capacity. The first patients arrived May 13, , Hospital Train No.
