100 Years of the U.S. Army Reserve

Congress' initial intention in creating the Reserve was to form a corps of medical officers. Of the 170,000 Reservists who served in the First World War, 45,000 were in medical units.
US Army Reserve

Medical Corps
Congress' initial intention in creating the Reserve was to form a corps of medical officers. Of the 170,000 Reservists who served in the First World War, 45,000 were in medical units.

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