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Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
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Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
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Title:
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[Awarding of the Purple Heart to George Falson] U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Title
[Awarding of the Purple Heart to George Falson] U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Title
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Contributor (Organization):
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United States. Army.
Contributor_Organiza tion
United States. Army.
Contributor (Organization)
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Subject (Genre):
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Portraits
Subject_Genre
Portraits
Subject (Genre)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Military Personnel
Subject_MeSH_Term
Military Personnel
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Awards and Prizes
Subject_MeSH_Term
Awards and Prizes
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Wounds and Injuries
Subject_MeSH_Term
Wounds and Injuries
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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World War II
Subject_MeSH_Term
World War II
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Publication Information:
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1945?
Publication_Place
1945?
Publication Information
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Copyright Statement:
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The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Copyright_Statement
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Copyright Statement
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Order No.:
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A015131
Order_Number
A015131
Order No.
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Physical Description:
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1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Physical_Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
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Image Description:
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Subject: Falso is supine on a hospital bed. He holds the citation in his left hand. Qualls leans over him and pins the medal on his shirt. Another serviceman stands in the background and watches. (Cf. Award no. 26 box 1 mil).
Image_Description
Subject: Falso is supine on a hospital bed. He holds the citation in his left hand. Qualls leans over him and pins the medal on his shirt. Another serviceman stands in the background and watches. (Cf. Award no. 26 box 1 mil).
Image Description
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Note (General):
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Picture caption: Col. E. H. Qualls, Washington, D.C., pins the Purple Heart medal on T/4 George Falson for injuries he received in the bombing of St. Lazare. Falson enlisted in the American army in Casablanca in 1942, and was given the oath of allegiance by the vice-consul of the American Embassy in Paris on the same day he received the Purple Heart. Paris, France.
Note_General
Picture caption: Col. E. H. Qualls, Washington, D.C., pins the Purple Heart medal on T/4 George Falson for injuries he received in the bombing of St. Lazare. Falson enlisted in the American army in Casablanca in 1942, and was given the oath of allegiance by the vice-consul of the American Embassy in Paris on the same day he received the Purple Heart. Paris, France.
Note (General)
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Note (General):
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Picture caption stamped on verso. The phrase "for injuries he received in the bombing of St. Lazare" and the word "Paris" are crossed out in blue pencil. The Gare St. Lazare was bombed on December 26, 1944. The photograph is stamp dated "9 Jan. (?)."
Note_General
Picture caption stamped on verso. The phrase "for injuries he received in the bombing of St. Lazare" and the word "Paris" are crossed out in blue pencil. The Gare St. Lazare was bombed on December 26, 1944. The photograph is stamp dated "9 Jan. (?)."
Note (General)
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Language:
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eng
Language
eng
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Restrictions on Access:
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HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Restrictions_on_Acce ss
HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
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URL:
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http://ihm.nlm.nih.…
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URL
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Call Number:
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Awards no. 27 box 1 mil
Call_Number
Awards no. 27 box 1 mil
Call Number
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Record UI:
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101442719
Record_UI
101442719
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