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21st General Hospital US Army Unit Crest lapel pin.

21st General Hospital US Army Unit Crest lapel pin.

The overall shape of the crest is that of the acacia tree. The maroon background is superimposed with a yellow fleur-de-lis and a silver nightingale. The silver scroll at the base bears the Latin inscription, "REVIRESCO." The acacia tree was selected because the astringent medicine, catechu or cutch, is drawn from this thorny Egyptian tree. Maroon is a color used for the Army Medical Department. The fleur-de-lis represents the unit's service in France, and the nightingale is symbolic of Florence Nightingale's unprecedented medical efforts. "Reviresco" means "I flourish again," and is indicative of the unit's prime mission, the rejuvenation of patients.

Bamboo riding crop.

Ceremonial baton with a leather handle embroidered "les employees civils a leur chef, L.D.C." Typed note accompanying the riding crop reads: "Token of appreciation from 'les employees civils a leur chef' 21st General Hospital, Bou-Hanifia, Mascara, Algeria, 10 April, 1943."

Commemorative t-shirt.

Commemorative t-shirt.

The shirt was designed by Kurt Wildermuth who was the chief hospital clerk of the 21st General Hospital during the Vietnam War era. 100% cotton, navy blue with yellow text on the front that reads: "U.S. Army, 21st General Hospital / World War I, World War II, Korea, Viet Nam, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Kosovo, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq." A caduceus is also printed on the front.

Dinner gong.

Made from copper pipes and a bronze shell casing, with mallet. Inscription on the shell casing reads: "Col. Cady's Table, Officers' Mess, 21st Gen. Hosp., Ravenel - France. 1944-45."

Four liqueur cups made from cartridge cases, Naples, Italy.

Typed letter from Lee D. Cady to Henry Pruitt accompanying the cups reads: "These liqueur cups of steel and brass cartridge cases were made by one of my Italian utility men in Naples during the winter of 1944, at the Officers' Quarters, Termi di Agnano, 21st General Hospital (AUS). The cartridge cases were picked up on the battlefield to the east and the north of our location. I don't know which are German or British or American. The steel cases were probably German if they aren't from an Allied source. Our Officer's Mess would occasionally have a party and we could serve licqueurs [sic] in them. They were good 'conversation pieces' and we had many requests for some souvenirs. A few went to the French friends we had with us. They are in 'mint' condition and not tampered with."

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