In 1917 Dr. James Case in Battle Creek contacted the American Red Cross to form an ambulance corps. He received approval to do so within 10 days, and almost immediately 75 men signed up. Later after training locally, the group now grown to 107 men transferred to Allentown, PA where they were remain until they eventually were sent to Italy in June 1918.

Some of their stories and history was recorded in an article written by Elizabeth Neumeyer in a book 'What's in a Name'.

There is also an additional article on the history of Ambulance Corps on the Library of Congress here.

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