Description
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Item
Title
Frances M. Anyon and Bejamin H. Charles standing in the snow, Ravenel, France.
Date(s)
- January 1945 (Creation)
Extent
1 photographic print and 1 negative : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm.
Name of creator
Scope and content
1st Lt. Frances M. Anyon, ANC, and Maj. Benjamin H. Charles on the grounds of Ravenel Hospital in January 1945. Charles and Anyon, along with Capt. Vincent Conti and Sgt. Arthur A. Bielenberg, were in charge of the POW hospital section within the 21st General Hospital. During 8 1/2 months of operation, German POW doctors and nurses, under the Americans' supervision, treated and cared for over 2,300 German POW patients, sometimes more than 500 at one time.
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The collection is open and accessible for research.
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Preferred Citation:
Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.