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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
[Awarding of the Purple Heart at the 54th General Hospital, Base "G", Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea] photographed by Kingsley Hall.
Contributor (Organization):
United States. Army.
Subject (Keyword):
New Guinea
Subject (Genre):
Pictorial Works
Subject (MeSH Term):
Awards and Prizes
Subject (MeSH Term):
Military Personnel
Subject (MeSH Term):
World War II
Publication Information:
1944.
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A015489
Physical Description:
1 photographic print : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm.
Image Description:
Subject: Molitsky lies on the hospital bed and holds the award, while Brig. Gen. Denit leans over him. In the background, another wounded serviceman lies on a bed and holds a piece of paper.
Subject (Organization):
United States.
Note (General):
Picture caption: S/Sgt. Joseph Molitsky of Chicago, Ill., was one of the first casualties of the Philippine campaign to receive the Purple Heart award. Here Brig. Gen. Guy B. Denit, chief surgeon, U.S. Army Services of Supply in the S.W. Pacific, makes the award.
Note (General):
"SWPA-SIGC-44-1857"- -Printed on the top of the photograph.
Note (General):
Picture caption and date transcribed from photograph requisition form tipped to the foot of the photograph.
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
54th General Hospital no. 2 box 2 mil
Record UI:
101443065

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