The United States Army

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Service (USAAS) was a unit of the

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during

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. It was established by General Order No. 75 of the

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in May 1917. It primarily provided medical services to the French, British and Italian Armies during the first World War. In the second World War, the unit aided the British and the Italians. It incorporated the volunteer sections of the

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, which had been formed before the

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Structure

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

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History

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* * * {{Authority control Military medical organizations of the United States Ambulance services of World War I