Excerpt from Facts and Fancies: Of 363d Field Hospital Co, , 316th Sanitary Train 91st Division U. S. A

The publication of this history was not attempted for the purpose of advertising what was accomplished by our company, yet it is not amiss at this time, to refer briefly to our work in the Argonne, Belgium and at Revigny.

Our first actual experience in the work for which we had trained so long was in the Great Argonne offensive opening September 26, 1918.We were not so well organized then as at the close of the war, but a very creditable showing was made. Over 700 patients were taken care of by us in the first few days of the battle in addition to caring for and feeding the same amount for the Triage working in connection with us. Those were strenuous days in the Argonne and many men worked 60 to 70 hours without sleep or rest. The spirit of the men at that time was admirable.

After a few days of rest and a march of over 50 kilometers we were called upon to establish a hospital for the sick at Revigny, where 813 men were cared for during a three-day stop.

It was in the Lys-Scheldt drive in Belgium that we made a particularly fine showing, for which we were highly commended by the Commanding General. When the drive opened on October 30th, we had pitched for action at Oyghem, about 12 kilometers from Roulers. At that time we took care of 78 seriously wounded, 511 slightly wounded and 182 sick. These cases were received, treated and evacuated to the rear in three days time. At our last stand in Waerghem, this hospital handled the following cases: Seriously wounded 1, slightly wounded 25, sick 46. It might be of interest to recall that in the final offensive ours was the most advanced hospital in the division if not in the U. S. army.

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