United States Army Ambulance Service

United States Army Ambulance Service
An early insignia of the service.
Active1917 to 1919
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Garrison/HQAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

The United States Army Ambulance Service (USAAS) was a unit of the United States Army established by the United States Department of War during World War I. It was established by General Order No. 75 of the War Department in May 1917 and was headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

It incorporated the volunteer sections of the American Field Service, which was formed prior to the American entry into World War I, and provided medical services to injured French, British, and Italian soldiers during World War I.[1]

In World War II, the unit aided the British and the Italians.

  1. ^ "Report of the Surgeon-General U.S. Army to the Secretary of War", Report of the Surgeon-General of the Army, 2, United States Government Printing Office: 1484, 1919, hdl:2027/mdp.39015073470232