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Show PKANK B. HAMMOND, wlio en--- listed in AmbiUariee company No. 27 in 1917, mid was discharged at Fort D, A, Russoll, Wyo., April 28. L) o i (J I -( Mi B. HAMMOND BACK FHOM FRANCE Former City Court Clerk Brings News of Salt Lakers Abroad. Frank B. Hammond, former chief clerk of the criminal division of the city court, who, August S, 1917, enlisted In United States ambulance company number 27, which was organized at Fort Douglas, has returned after several months' service serv-ice in France. After preliminary training at Fort Douglas, Mr. Hammond was sent with his company to Camp Grant, 111. From there he went with the Blackhawk division to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he ! embarked for France. I On the passage overseas so many sol-I sol-I diers became ill of influenza that the ship I was forced to return to Sydney. New-: New-: found land, where several hundred sick were disembarked. After leaving Sydney, i the trip was made without event through j Fngland to Bordeaux, Franco, where Mr. i Hammond's company landed October 6, 1918. For some time this company was sent to different sections of France until, assigned to duty at Mesves at a base hospital. In the latter part of January, Mr. Hammond was assigned to guarding German prisoners at Savenay. "The German prisoners received the best of treatment from the Americans," Mr. Hammond stated, "and without an exception they said they were glad to have fallen Into the hands of Americans. These prisoners received the same rations ra-tions as we did. Tn most cases, they were housed better than we, for their -quarters were built of tin, while we were living liv-ing in tents. "If they wished to build their hunks of lumber, the government furnished them with the lumber. At times, the prisoners gavo entertainments, dances and once, while T was there, a masquerade. As a general rule, any work that they did was performed in an excellent manner. "As a matter of fact, the Germans were so well treated that the French and English criticised the Americans seyerely for their leniency." Mr. Hammond landed at Newport News April 28. From there lie was transferred to Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo., -rhere he was discharged. A number of Salt Lake men, who joined the twenty -seventh ambulance company at Fort Douglas, are still in France or in Germany, Mr. Russell Rus-sell said. J. C. Reed, formerly of the city board of health, is first sergeant of a casual company which is stationed at Mesves, France. Farl M. (Brownie) "Wilson, "Wil-son, formerly quarterback of the University Uni-versity of Utah football team, is guarding guard-ing prisoners at Savenay. Harold Mar-getts, Mar-getts, former high school, athlete, is doing do-ing detail work at the same place. James Spry is in southern France driving an ambulance. |