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SGT John Curtis Bagg Sr.

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SGT John Curtis Bagg Sr. Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
8 Nov 1977 (aged 86)
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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SGT John Curtis Bagg sailed to & from France aboard the ships Siboney & Rotterdam with the Headquarters Ambulance Section, of the 305th Sanitary Train. Soldiers of the 305th Sanitary Train of the 80th Division sailed to France for WWI on several ships, USS Mercury, USS Siboney, or USS Huron from Newport News & Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1918. The Sanitary Train consisted of the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Ambulance Companies, the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Field Hospitals, and the 305th Sanitary Train Headquarters. The sanitary train returned to Hoboken, New Jersey, on the USS Rotterdam from Brest, France.

The soldiers boarded the ship on May 20, 1919 in Brest France and arrived in Hoboken on May 31, 1919. Once ashore they were given refreshments by welfare organizations. They proceeded to Jersey City by ferry and then by passenger coaches to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for out-processing.

All their possessions were sterilized in a steam sterilizer which was very effective. Any thing leather shrunk to a much smaller size. Sanitary Train was decommissioned on Jun 9, 1919.

(Reference: “History of 318 Field Hospital” (2019) by Thomas Nelson; U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)

My Thanks to Find A Grave Contributor: Thomas Nelson, Jr. (47966515) for the above info.

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Any additional info is greatly appreciated.
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SGT John Curtis Bagg sailed to & from France aboard the ships Siboney & Rotterdam with the Headquarters Ambulance Section, of the 305th Sanitary Train. Soldiers of the 305th Sanitary Train of the 80th Division sailed to France for WWI on several ships, USS Mercury, USS Siboney, or USS Huron from Newport News & Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1918. The Sanitary Train consisted of the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Ambulance Companies, the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Field Hospitals, and the 305th Sanitary Train Headquarters. The sanitary train returned to Hoboken, New Jersey, on the USS Rotterdam from Brest, France.

The soldiers boarded the ship on May 20, 1919 in Brest France and arrived in Hoboken on May 31, 1919. Once ashore they were given refreshments by welfare organizations. They proceeded to Jersey City by ferry and then by passenger coaches to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for out-processing.

All their possessions were sterilized in a steam sterilizer which was very effective. Any thing leather shrunk to a much smaller size. Sanitary Train was decommissioned on Jun 9, 1919.

(Reference: “History of 318 Field Hospital” (2019) by Thomas Nelson; U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)

My Thanks to Find A Grave Contributor: Thomas Nelson, Jr. (47966515) for the above info.

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Any additional info is greatly appreciated.


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