Hello All,
I am pleased to announce the launch of the Armco Ambulance Corps
Collection. This new digital collection represents the over 240 items,
primarily correspondence, related to the Armco and the Armco Ambulance
Corps during World War I.
The Armco Ambulance Corps formed during the summer of 1917, shortly after
the United States officially entered World War I. The American Rolling Mill
Company (Armco) and its employees were eager to aid the war effort. To do
so, it was decided that a group of volunteers, selected from the ranks of
Armco employees, would head to France and join the American Red Cross
Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps. This group would represent the “Armco
Spirit” and would be fully funded and outfitted by the company. The group
would leave New York City for France on August 8, 1917. Shortly after
arriving, the Armco Men would be absorbed into the American Expeditionary
Forces but remain together. They would primarily serve in Ambulance Service
Section 646 and partake in many engagements. The men would serve with
distinction, receiving numerous honors and awards, both individually and as
a unit.
This collection presents the firsthand accounts of the Armco Ambulance
Corps members as they served as well as the account of George M. Verity,
president of Armco.
Click Here
<http://www.midpointedigitalarchives.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16488coll15>
to
view the collection and to read for yourself the journey of the Armco
Ambulance Corps.
For more information about the Armco Ambulance Corps, Armco, and World War
I check out MidPointe Library System’s two exhibits:
*Middletown and the Great War, *MidPointe Middletown – On display now
*The Armco Spirit,* MidPointe West Chester – On display August 4
This project was a collaborative effort between the MidPointe Library
System, the Middletown Historical Society, and the Ohio History
Connection. It is through the Middletown Historical Society’s generosity
and dedication to preserving local history that we are able to make this
digital collection available.
Thank you,
Adam Wanter
Rebecca Page
Teresa Stage
Emily Wages
Dianna Malott
Digital and Special Collections Archivist
MidPointe Library System
125 South Broad Street
Middletown, Ohio 45044
phone: 513-705-8512
fax: 513-424-6585
awanter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.midpointedigitalarchives.org
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