S.S. Ernest Hinds, Naples, Italy
Identifier
VC208292
Title
S.S . Ernest Hinds , Naples , Italy
Date.Original
[1944]
Date.Digital
2003-09-30
Description.Physical
1 photographic print - b&w - 6 x 6 cm.
Description
The hospital ship S.S . Ernest Hinds transported the 21st General Hospital's nurses from Naples to Marseilles , France in early October 1944 . Three officers , 4 hospital dieticians , 2 physical therapists , 6 American Red Cross workers , and 12 enlisted men from the unit accompanied the 119 nurses on the ship . The rest of the unit and its equipment travelled on two LSTs and a freighter . The nurses landed in Marseilles on October 10 , 1944 .
Provenance
Gift - Dorothy S. Waggett - 1990 - (90-038)
Subject.Corporate
United States . Army . 21st General Hospital ; Ernest Hinds (Steamship)
Subject.MeSH
Naples (Italy)
Subject.LCSH
Transportation , Military
Source
VC208
Collection Name
Medicine in Times of Need - 21st General Hospital, Base Hospital 21
Relation.IsPartOf
Lucille S . Spalding photographs and certificates
Publisher
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
Rights
Bernard Becker Medical Library retains all rights to the reproduction of the images in the Digital Gallery. See http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/gh21/rights.htm for terms of use.
Format
Image/tiff
Coverage
Italy -- Campania Region -- Napoli Province -- Naples
Type
Photographs
Online Exhibit
http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/gh21/index.htm
Contributing Institution
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
Copy Request
For information about the reproduction of images and any applicable fees, please contact Becker Medical Library Archives and Rare Books at 314-362-4236 or arb@wusm.wustl.edu.
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