During World War 1 a number of Graves Registration units operating in the advance section and in the combat zone were grouped under the Army Quartermaster and assigned to areas, Divisions, or Corps. They usually consisted of 2 Officers assisted by 50 Enlisted Men, who supervised burials, ...
Although the Rome Allied Area Command (after 1 Jul 44) had supervision over the city, US Army Hospitals remained under the jurisdiction of the Peninsular Base Section. As of 15 August, PBS had 28,900 beds in operation, of which 15,000 in Naples, 6,000 in Rome, and 4,000 north of R...