- VC162-i162222
- Item
- circa 1945
Part of Washington University School of Medicine Photographs
Same as VC013023 and VC102049. Typed caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Mechanical devices are a common sight in the surgical wards of the hospital. Experienced surgeons often have serious battle wounds to treat at the hospital and these devices often aid in the proper healing of badly injured leg or arm. here, checking the progress of one patient, are, left to right: 2nd Lt. Virginia L. Schulze, Pinckneyville, Ill., ward nurse; Lt. Col. John F. Patton, St. Louis, chief of the 21st's surgical service; Capt. John J. Modlin, St. Louis and Bois D'Arc, Mo., orthopedic surgeon; and Lt. Col. Henry G. Schwartz, St. Louis, assistant chief of the surgical service. Capt. Modlin's wife, 1st. Lt. Ann E. Modlin, is a member of the Army Nurse Corps at the 21st General Hospital. She is from Bois D'Arc.