Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) History of Ambulance Company Number 139 [Illustration] PRESS OF E. R. CALLENDER PRINTING CO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Foreword THIS BOOK IS AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF THE MEN OF AMBULANCE COMPANY NUMBER 139 DURING THEIR SERVICES IN THE GREAT WAR. IT WAS WRITTEN BY THE MEN WHILE THEY WERE AWAITING SAILING ORDERS FOR HOME. IN BARN-LOFT BILLETS OF THE VILLAGE OF AULNOIS-SOUS-VERTUZEY, FRANCE, WHILE THE MEMORIES OF OUR EXPERIENCES WERE STILL FRESH IN OUR MINDS. [Illustration] CONTENTS ORGANIZATION OF AMBULANCE COMPANY 139 Page 5 LIFE AT CAMP HOEL " 6 TRAINING AT CAMP DONIPHAN " 8 DEPARTURE FROM CAMP DONIPHAN " 12 THE TRIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC " 14 OUR FLYING TRIP THROUGH ENGLAND " 18 FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO LE HAVRE " 20 OUR TRIP THROUGH FRANCE TO ELOYES " 22 IN ACTION ON THE WESSERLING SECTOR " 25 VENTRON " 31 LE COLLET " 32 THE MARCH FROM LUNEVILLE TO BENNEY " 37 BENNEY TO FIVE TRENCHES " 40 FROM FIVE TRENCHES TO SENARD " 42 MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE " 43 WITH THE KITCHEN IN THE ARGONNE OFFENSIVE " 48 CITATIONS AND CASUALTIES " 50 THE STAY IN VAUBECOURT " 52 THE VERDUN FRONT " 53 MOVE TOWARD METZ AND THE ARMISTICE " 56 THE FIRST REPLACEMENTS " 59 FURLOUGHS--GRENOBLE " 62 LA BOURBOULE " 64 THE FURLOUGHS AT AIX-LES-BAINES " 67 TRIP TO MARSEILLES " 68 A CASUAL IN THE S. O. S. " 71 PERSHING REVIEWS THE 35th DIVISION " 73 FROM COUSANCES TO AULNOIS " 74 THE HOME GOING " 75 FROM AULNOIS TO "CIVIES" " 76 FICKLE WOMEN " 78 COMPANY ROSTER " 80 ORGANIZATION OF AMBULANCE COMPANY 139