Report of tour of duty from Robert O. Blood to the Division Surgeon, 1918 August 3

Collection Name:

Robert O. Blood Papers, 1917-1954

Title:

Report of tour of duty from Robert O. Blood to the Division Surgeon, 1918 August 3

Creator:

Blood, Robert O., 1887-1975

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2007.003

Object ID:

2007.003.003.019

Date:

1918/08/03

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 document

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Report from Robert O. Blood at the 103rd Infantry, to the Division Surgeon of the 26th Division, dated August 3, 1918. In the report, Blood discusses his movements from July 18 to July 25, 1918, telling of their work at aid stations near Lucy le Bocage, Bois de Belleau, Bouresches, Bois de Breteuil, and Souillard Farm. He goes into detail on attacks to their stations and provides a list of medical officers, enlisted men, and evacuations made for each day, with the highest number of evacuations (200) happening on July 20, 1918.

Subjects:

Correspondence , World War, 1914-1918 , World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--France , Military service

Locations:

France

People:

Blood, Robert O., 1887-1975

Organizations:

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 26th
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 103rd

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Horace S. Blood.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item