When the Division began its march into Germany ambulances were assigned to each regiment.
Field hospitals were established as the Division moved forward, leap-frogging one another and
occupying the following towns in order: Iréle-Sec and Longwy, France; Hesperange, Luxemburg; Konz
and Hetzerath, Germany. When the Division was established in its area of occupation, headquarters of
the 315th Sanitary Train, together with all ambulance companies and Field Hospitals Nos. 359 and 360,
were established at Manderscheid. Field Hospital No. 357 was established at Gerolstein to receive the
sick from the 179th Infantry Brigade. This hospital evacuated its patients, when necessary, to Prum.
Field Hospital No. 358 was established at Cues and cared for the sick of the 180th Infantry Brigade,
165th Artillery Brigade, 315th Sanitary Train, 315th Engineers, 315th Signal Battalion, Division
Headquarters, and all auxiliary units. This hospital evacuated, when necessary, to Trier.
During the period from January 1 to May 1, 1919, the Medical Department set up another new
record, having the lowest mortality rate from disease of any division in the A. E. F. – 5.9 per thousand.
It also had the lowest mortality rate for pneumonia of any Division in the A. E. F., the field hospitals in
the Division besting the evacuation and base hospitals both in the Army of Occupation and in France by
setting up the remarkably low mortality rate of 9.1 per cent for pneumonia.
A field hospital established near Béthincourt
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