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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
[Awarding of a second oak leaf cluster to the Purple Heart of Sgt. James C. Driscoll] U.S. Army Signal Corps ; photographed by T/3 Bacon.
Contributor (Organization):
United States. Army.
Subject (Genre):
Pictorial Works
Subject (MeSH Term):
Awards and Prizes
Subject (MeSH Term):
Military Personnel
Subject (MeSH Term):
World War II
Publication Information:
1945.
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A015150
Physical Description:
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Image Description:
Subject: Servicemen stand in rows at attention outdoors. Snow covers the ground. Colonel Wilson pins the cluster onto the medal of Sgt. Driscoll.
Note (General):
Picture caption: Regular retreat ceremonies are held daily at the U.S. Army Convalescent Hospital in France. Col. William B. Wilson, 508 Alvardo Street, Redlands, Calif., C.O., is awarding a second oak leaf cluster to the Purple Heart of Sgt. James C. Driscoll, 617 Pierpont St., Rahway, N.J., wounded by a sniper bullet.
Note (General):
"ETO HQ 45 890 26 Jan"--Stamped on verso.
Note (General):
Picture caption stamped on verso.
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
Awards no. 46 box 1 mil
Record UI:
101442738

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