WW1 Grandson Posted May 30, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2022 My Grandfather was Jesse Loveall. He was an ambulance driver in Italy 1918-1919. He was with the 527th division. I have found the passenger list on the Giusseppi Verdi that left Jersey City, NJ on June 13, 1918. His serial # is about 300,000 higher than everyone else. I was told that when they asked if anyone had driven a car before, he raised his hand and was added to the 527. I have attached a lot of images of the memorabilia I have for him. He was awarded the Italian War Cross. Certificate # 5246 dated November 24, 1918. Trench Art from Mt. Grappa. 2 shells with different designs. Returned on Duca D'Abruzzi from Genoa, Italy to New York, NY on April 23, 1919. I have added the passenger lists for Section 527 that I could find. I have not seen any other Italian War Medal certificates like his. Any info on this would be greatly appriciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted May 31, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 31, 2022 Very nice family group! Was your grandfather in college when he enlisted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW1 Grandson Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted June 1, 2022 No, he was a farm hand. 1 of 13 Children and he was 23 when inducted in March 1918. Was only in Camp for 3 months before leaving for Italy in June. I have read stories that people were at Camps waiting to go for much longer periods of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted June 1, 2022 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2022 9 hours ago, WW1 Grandson said: No, he was a farm hand. 1 of 13 Children and he was 23 when inducted in March 1918. Was only in Camp for 3 months before leaving for Italy in June. I have read stories that people were at Camps waiting to go for much longer periods of time. Thanks, the reason that I asked is most of the SSUs were formed at universities in the same manner as the AFS. Smucker's history of the USAAS used to be online, but I can't find it. If you locate it, it will give you a thumbnail history of SSU 527. Thanks for posting these, by the way, I really like to see USAAS items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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