Description of the 1st Field Hospital, Bezu le Guery,
by LtCol Richard Derby, Division Surgeon

Description of the 1st Field Hospital, Bezu le Guery,
by Floyd Gibbons, Correspondant for The Chicago Tribune,
gravely wounded at Belleau Wood

The interior of the little 15th-century church
in Bezu le Guery as it appeared in 1918 when it served
as a field hospital during the Battle of Belleau Wood
and as it appears at the present time.

Thanks to Gilles Lagin for much
of the material in this section.

NOTE: In May, 1997, the grandson of
LtCol Richard Derby visited Bezu le Guery.
He was greeted with a ceremony by the Mayor
and Citizens of the village, together with an
Historical Exhibition by Gilles Lagin.