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  • 65th General Hospital operation

    Description/Abstract: 65th General Hospital operation. (L-R) 2nd Lt. Mary L. Lineberger, 2nd Sgt. Ersul C. Russell, Maj. William Dr. Farmer, 1st Lt. Mona L. Currie. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison,...
    Date: circa 1944

  • Nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Uniformed nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital awaiting embarkation for overseas duties. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the Duke University School...
    Date: undated

  • Neurosurgical table with Bridgers Apparatus

    Description/Abstract: Demonstration of the use of the Bridgers Apparatus at the 65th General Hospital. William H. Bridgers was a fellow in surgery and chief of neurosurgery in the 65th General Hospital during World War II. Bridgers (M.D., Duke, 1936) was a member of...
    Date: 1944

  • Officers of the 65th General Hospital at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

    Description/Abstract: Officers in uniform. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. The Army reserve unit's original core, activated in July 1924,...
    Date: 1942

  • Members of the 65th General Hospital camping outdoors

    Description/Abstract: Uniformed members of the 65th General Hospital (students, faculty, staff, or alumni) with tents and camping gear on Duke University's east campus parking lot. The Duke Chapel and other campus buildings are in the background. The idea for a Duke...
    Date: 1943

  • Flag presentation at a party for members of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Uniformed male members of the 65th General Hospital at a formal going-away party held at the Hope Valley Country Club in Durham, N.C.. The party was held on July 15, 1942, just twelve days after receiving orders to report to Ft. Bragg, N.C. for...
    Date: 1942

  • Members of the 65th General Hospital at Duke University commencement

    Description/Abstract: Students, faculty, staff, or alumni in military uniform carrying flags and walking toward the Davison Building on Duke University's west campus during commencement ceremonies. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the...
    Date: 1943

  • Nurses care for patients of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Nurses or physicians tend to patients of the 65th General Hospital. The 65th General Hospital served as an affiliated unit of the Duke University School of Medicine during World War II. Authorized on October 17, 1940, the Hospital was headed by...
    Date: undated

  • Members of the 65th General Hospital demonstrate a therapeutic rowing machine

    Description/Abstract: Major Joseph B. Stevens (left), neurologist and executive officer of the hospital, records the actions of Cpl. James B. Millikan, a rehabilitation technician. Millikan is demonstrating a homemade rowing machine while Capt. J. Kent Davis checks the...
    Date: circa 1944