The Story of the American Expeditionary Forces

Medical Corps

BASE HOSPITALS

of the

AEF

Where the Road to a Base Hospital Began
79th Division Aid Station

Contributed by John Greenwood, Ph.D.
Chief, Office of Medical History
Office of The Surgeon General, US Army

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Base Hospital	City/Town	French Dept/ Country	Buildings Used
1	Vichy	Allier	9 Hotels
2 (BEF)	Etretat	Seine-Maritime	Attached To No. 1General Hospital,BEF
3	Montpon-Menesterol	Dordogne	Old Monastery
4 (BEF)	Rouen	Seine-Maritime	Attached To No. 9 General Hospital, BEF
5 (BEF)	Dannes-Camiers (May-Nov 1917)	Pas-de-Calais	Large Municipal Bldg; Attached To No. 11 General Hospital, BEF
	Boulogne-sur-Mer (Nov 1917-Jan 1919)	Pas-de-Calais	Operated No. 13General Hospital, BEF
6	Bordeaux	Gironde	HospitalComplémentaire No. 25(Petit Lycée De Bordeaux)
7	Joué-les-Tours	Indre-et-Loire	Château And Type A Unit
8	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique	Normal School OfSavenay And Temporary Bldgs
9	Châteauroux	Indre	Insane Asylum
10 (BEF)	Le Tréport	Seine-Maritime	Operated No. 16General Hospital,BEF
11	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique	Type A Unit
12 (BEF)	Dannes-Camiers	Pas-de-Calais	Attached To No. 18General Hospital,BEF
13	Limoges	Haute-Vienne	Temporary Bldgs
14	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit
15	Chaumont	Haute-Marne	AEF GHQ
17	Dijon	Côte-d'Or	Hospital St-Ignace(French Auxiliary Hospital No.727)
	Plombières les Dijon	Côte-d'Or	Seminary
18	Bazoilles-sur-Meuse	Vosges	French Estate
Care at Base Hospital 18
19	Vichy	Allier	22 Hotels
20	Châtelguyon	Puy-de-Dôme	Several Summer Hotels
21	Rouen	Seine-Maritime	Operated No 12 General Hospital, BEF
22	Beau Désert	Gironde	Type A Unit
23	Vittel	Vosges	21 Hotels And Villas
24	Limoges	Haute-Vienne	Factory And Barracks (Mar-Oct 1918) Ecole D'institutrices (Oct 1918-Jan 1919)
25	Allerey	Saône-et-Loire	Type A Unit And Tents
26	Allerey	Saône-et-Loire	Type A Unit And Tents
27	Angers	Maine-et-Loire	Mongazon Seminary
28	Limoges	Haute-Vienne	Bellaire Seminary
29	London	England	North Easter FeverHospital
30	Rayat	Puy-de-Dôme	16 Hotels
31	Contrexéville	Vosges	8 Hotels
Nursing Staff of Base Hospital 20
32	Contrexéville	Vosges	8 Hotels
33	Portsmouth	England	Attached To 5th Southern General Hospital And LaterPortsmouth Borough Asylum
34	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique	Grand Séminaire
35	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Barracks
36	Vittel	Vosges	16 Hotels And Villas
37	Dartford, Kent	England	Hospital
38	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique	Type A Barracks
40	Sarisbury Court	England	Personnel Split Up Among British And American Hospital; Operated Small Hospital
41	Paris (St. Denis)		L'École De La Legiond'Honneur
42	Bazoilles-sur-Meuse	Vosges	Type A Unit
43	Blois	Loir-et-Cher	7 Hotels
44	Pouges-les-Eaux	Nièvre	Hotels
45	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Caserne La MarcheAnd Annex
46	Bazoilles-sur-Meuse	Vosges	Type A Unit
47	Beaune	Côte-d'Or	Type A Unit
48	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit
Type A Units Under Construction, Base Hospital 48
49	Allerey	Saône-et-Loire	Type A Unit
50	Mesves	Nièvre	Type A Unit
51	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Caserne Febvier
52	Rimaucourt	Haute-Marne	Type A Unit
53	Langres	Haute-Marne	Type A Unit
54	Mesves	Nièvre	Type A Unit And Tents
55	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Caserne Thouvenat
56	Allerey	Saône-et-Loire	Type A Unit
57	Paris		Large School Bldg
58	Rimaucourt	Haute-Marne	Type A Unit
59	Rimaucourt	Haute-Marne	Type A Unit And Tents
60	Bazoilles-sur Meuse	Vosges	Type A Unit And Tents
61	Beaune	Côte-d'Or	Type A Unit And Tents
62	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit And Tents
63	Caen(Sep-Dec 1918)	Calvados	Stone Bldg
	Châteauroux(Jan-Mar 1919)	Indre	Replaced Base Hospital No. 9
64	Rimaucourt	Haute-Marne	Type A Unit And Tents
65	Brest	Finistère
66	Neufchâteau	Vosges	Rebeval Barracks
67	Mesves	Nièvre	Type A Unit And Tents
68	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit
69	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique	Temporary Barracks
70	Allerey	Saône-et-Loire	Type A Unit
71	Pau(Dec 1918-Jan 1919)	Basses-Pyrénées	Hotels
	Vauclaire(Jan-Mar 1919)	Dordogne	Relieved Base Hospital No. 3
72	Mesves	Nièvre	Type A Barracks
76	Vichy	Allier	18 Hotels
77	Beaune	Côte-d'Or	Type A Unit And Tents
78	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Barracks (French 1st Engineers)
79	Bazoilles-sur-Meuse	Vosges	Type A Unit And Tents
80	Beaune	Côte-d'Or	Type A Unit And Tents
81	Bazoilles-sur-Meuse	Vosges	Type A Unit
82	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Caserne Luxembourg
83	Revigny	Meuse	With Evacuation Hospital No. 15
84	Périgueux	Dordogne	Type A Unit
85	Paris		Clignancourt Barracks
86	Mesves	Nièvre	Type A Unit And Tents
87	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Caserne La Marche
88	Langres	Haute-Marne	Type A Unit And Tents
89	Mesves	Nièvre	Type A Unit
Surgical Ward, Base Hospital 53 Inside Type A Unit
90	Commercy(Dec 1918-Jan 1919)	Meuse	Caserne Lerouville
	Chaumont(Jan-Jun 1919)	Haute-Marne	Replaced Base Hospital No.15
91	Commercy	Meuse	Caserne Oudinot
92	Brest	Finistère	Pontanezen Barracks
93	Le Mont-Dore(Nov-Dec 1918)	Puy-de-Dôme	Hotel Sarciron
	Cannes(Dec 1918-May 1919)	Alpes-Maritimes	4 Large Hotels
94	Pruniers	Loir-et-Cher	Wooden Baracks
95	Périgueux	Dordogne	Type A Unit
96	Beaune	Côte-d'Or	Type A Unit
97	Allerey	Saône-et-Loire	Type A Unit
98	Limoges	Haute-Vienne	Bellaire SeminaryRelieved Base Hospital No. 28
99	Hyères	Var	10 Hotels
100	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique	Type A Unit
101	St-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique	Municipal College
102	Vicenza	Italy
103	Clermont-Ferrand (Nov 1918-Jan 1919)	Puy-de-Dôme	Convent And ArtilleryBarracks
	Dijon(Jan-Jun 1919)	Côte-d'Or	Relieved Base Hospital No. 17
104	Mérignac (or perhaps Gujan-Mestras)	Gironde	Type A Unit
105	Brest	Finistère	Pontanezen BarracksType A Unit
106	Beau Désert	Gironde	Type A Unit
107	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit
108	Mesves	Nièvre	Type A Unit
109	Vichy	Allier	Several Hotels
110	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit
111	Beau Désert	Gironde	Type A Unit
112	Brest	Finistère	Pontanezen Barracks
113	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique	Type A Unit
114	Beau Désert	Gironde	Type A Unit
115	Vichy	Allier	Hotel Ruhl
116	Bazoilles-sur-Meuse	Vosges
117	Montpon-Menesterol	Haute-Marne	Wooden Barracks
118	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique
119	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique	Type A Unit
120	Joué-les-Tours	Indre-et-Loire	Relieved Base Hospital No. 7
121	Beau Désert	Gironde	Type A Unit
123	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit
131	Mars-sur-Allier	Nièvre	Type A Unit
136	Vannes	Morbihan	Caserne Quartier Senarmont
202	Orléans	Loiret	Several Schools And Barracks
204	Hurlsey Park	England	Temporary Hospital
208	Autun	Saône-et-Loire	Temporary French Hospital
210	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle	Caserne Marechal Ney
214	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique	Type A Unit
216	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique	Type A Unit
218	Poitiers	Vienne	Ancien Séminaire; École de Théologie; University Of Poitiers; Caserne d'Abbeville
236	Carnac, Quiberon & Plouharnet	Morbihan	Summer Hotels And Villas
238	Rimaucourt	Haute-Marne	Type A Unit

Sources: Dr. Greenwood compiled this from: The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War. Volume II: Administration American Expeditionary Forces, Chapter XXIII. Eric Mansuy updated the terminology. Most of the photos are from regular contributor Ray Mentzer. The panoramic view of Base Hospital 48 is courtesy of Slyvain Cazalet and is copyright by Homéopathe International. Visit his website American Homeopathy in the World War by clicking here.

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The Story of the American Expeditionary Forces

Medical Corps

BASE HOSPITALS of the AEF

Where the Road to a Base Hospital Began 79th Division Aid Station

Base Hospital

City/Town

French Dept/ Country

Buildings Used

Care at Base Hospital 18

Nursing Staff of Base Hospital 20

Type A Units Under Construction, Base Hospital 48

Surgical Ward, Base Hospital 53 Inside Type A Unit

BASE HOSPITALS

of the

AEF

Where the Road to a Base Hospital Began
79th Division Aid Station

Surgical Ward, Base Hospital 53
Inside Type A Unit