marc leroux Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 I'd appreciate some help deciphering this entry. Benjamin Franklin Hoagland S/N 1195938 From Chillicothe, enlisted Columbus July 6, 1917 age 19 years 7 months Private 1st class Promoted Corporal July 24, 1919 ?? Served in Aisne, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne ?? Honorably Discharged Aug 30 1919 Any clarifications would be appreciated. tia marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottsGreys Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 Marc: No expert, but it appers to be: Hoagland, Benjamin F. Serial number: 1195938 (race) White (Home address) 184 East 7th Street Chillicothe, Ohio Enlisted at Columbus Barracks, Ohio July 6, 1917 (not sure R.A. , Rendezvous A-?) Recruitment A-?) Born: Marietta, Ohio, Aged: 19 years, 7 months F Hosp 5 3 Sn Tn to disch (don't know?) Promoted Private 1st Class (MD-don't know) March 10th, 1919 Promoted Corporal July 24th, 1919 Campaigns in which he served (sometimes recognized as bars on Victory Medal): Aisne, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Defensive Sector. Was a member of the American Expeditionary Force from March 14, 1918, until August 20, 1919. He was honorably discharged, August 30, 1919. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyOfficer Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 I think his unit is 5th Field Hospital, 3d Sanitary Train Chillicothe is a pretty place, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Burns Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 5th Field hospital, 3rd Sanitary train was a component of the 3rd infantry Division, "The Rock of the Marne". The six campaigns listed correspond to the six bars awarded on his Victory Medal. 'RA' is Regular Army the Third was a Regular Division. Take care, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc leroux Posted 27 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2004 Thank's guys. What was a "Sanitary train" Chillicothe is a pretty place. Used to be the capital of Ohio as well! marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 I think sanitary trains deloused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Burns Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 Hi Marc, Ambulances and Field Hospitals mostly. I'm drawing a blank whether delousing stations were independent units or organic to divisions. I know mobile laundry were independent. Can check this evening for you. Take care, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc leroux Posted 27 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2004 Thanks Paul/Neil. I know that he came out of the Army, married and went on to become a dentist. marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyOfficer Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 What was a "Sanitary train" Marc: A Sanitary Train was a Division's Medical Support Unit. It usually had 4 x Hospitals (field) and 4 x Ambulance Companies. They'd farm out the ambulance companies to support the Brigades as the Hospitals remained General Support to the Division. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc leroux Posted 27 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2004 Thanks, Kevin Where did the name "Sanitary Train" come from? marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AmericanDoughboy Posted 27 July , 2004 Share Posted 27 July , 2004 Thanks, Kevin Where did the name "Sanitary Train" come from? marc Marc, I believe the term "Sanitary Train" comes from the Hospital Train that took wounded American soldiers from the battlefields or hospitals to a more efficient hospital. They carried many military surgeons who struggled to keep many of the wounded men alive. Thus being called the "Sanitary Train." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyOfficer Posted 28 July , 2004 Share Posted 28 July , 2004 Thanks, Kevin Where did the name "Sanitary Train" come from? marc Marc: I'll defer to Doughboy on origins but I can tell you we still use "trains" as a doctrinal term. Combat arms battalions still have two "trains": Combat Trains (medical platoon, supply platoon [-] and maintenance) which operate about 3-5 km behind the companies and Field Trains (remainder of support) which operate about 10-15 km behind the companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Burns Posted 28 July , 2004 Share Posted 28 July , 2004 To further confuse the issue, I was under the impression that they were referred to as trains since they were most often either wagon or mule drawn (ammunition, field hospitals etc.) units. Take care, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc leroux Posted 28 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2004 Thanks, guys. Actually I was having less trouble with 'train' than with 'sanitary'. I'm guessing that it had to do with cleanliness, but I've been wrong many times on my assumptions. marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 28 July , 2004 Share Posted 28 July , 2004 I have seen term sanitary train on headstones, remember 1 in St Mihiel Cemetery, Thiacourt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Burns Posted 28 July , 2004 Share Posted 28 July , 2004 From an (Old) New Webster's Dictionary: Sanitary: Pertaining to or designed to promote health; relating to the preservation of health; hygenic Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc leroux Posted 28 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2004 Dictionary! Darn, why didn't I think of that. Thank's Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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