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Majors Lester H. Jasper, Lewis H. Oden, Jr., and Benjamin H. Charles relaxing outdoors at the 21st General Hospital in Mirecourt, France. Photograph taken in March 1945.

Maj. Benjamin H. Charles and Lt. Col. Henry G. Schwartz at Ravenel Hospital. Photograph taken in April 1945. Schwartz served as the Assistant Chief of Surgical Service for the 21st General Hospital.

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.

1st Lt. Frances M. Anyon, ANC, and Sgt. Arthur A. Bielenberg on the grounds of Ravenel Hospital in January 1945. Anyon and Bielenberg were part of the administration with Capt. Vincent Conti and under Maj. Benjamin H. Charles 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.

The 21st General Hospital staff was still settling into their facilities in Mirecourt, France, when on the evening of December 26, 1944, the hospital was attacked by German bombers. Even though the power plant immediately cut off the electricity, a bomb dropped close to the Central Heating Plant and several well-marked hospital buildings were strafed. The attack caused only a few minor injuries and little property damage. According to Col. Cady's history of the unit, 'In the clear moonlight, the darkened hospital was just about as visible to the low-flying planes as the incompletely blacked-out hospital was before.' The 21st completed the installation of black-out devices within a few days of the attack. Photograph was taken on December 27, 1944. Subjects are not identified.

Maj. Lester H. Jasper, DC, was Chief Oral Surgery Section and specialized in surgical repairs to the mouth and jaw. He would be awarded the Bronze Star for his service. Jasper almost missed being evacuated with the rest of the 21st at the end of the war, he was ill a few days before boarding the ship home and regulations required he stay at a hospital in France until he was well enough to travel. But the remaining medical staff of the 21st "smuggled" him aboard the S.S. Westminster Victory for transport home. He checked into sickbay and was diagnosed with “hepatitis with jaundice.” His trip home was one of extreme discomfort and he disembarked on a stretcher.

This house appears to be one of the structures just outside of the Ravenel hospital main entrance with the current address of 1111 D10A 88500 Mirecourt, France.

Five shilling note, issued by the British Military Authority. British Authority Notes originally were issued in North Africa in early 1943. The notes were issued in denominations of 6 pence, 1 shilling, 2/6, 5 shilling, 10 shilling, and 1 pound.

Two shillings, six pence note, issued by the British Military Authority.