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  • 65th General Hospital buildings

    Description/Abstract: Front of the 65th General Hospital, showing the receiving and disposition hut with shock wards and operating rooms to the left. The idea for a Duke Hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the...
    Date: 1944

  • 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

  • Operating room of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Hospital staff attend to a patient in the operating room of the 65th General Hospital during World War II. The 65th General Hospital served as an affiliated unit of the Duke University School of Medicine during World War II. Authorized on October...
    Date: circa 1942-1944

  • Dr. William Bridgers standing beside the Bridgers Apparatus

    Description/Abstract: Dr. William Bridgers (R) describes some of the features of his original "Bridgers Apparatus" (used in conjunction with this table for operating on soldiers with head injuries) to Capt. William F. Hollister and Sgt. Leonard B. Clemmons. Bridgers...
    Date: circa 1944

  • 65th General Hospital aerial view, Redgrave Park, England

    Description/Abstract: Aerial view of the 65th General Hospital buildings at Redgrave Park, England. 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...
    Date: circa 1944

  • 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

  • Nurses attend to the wounded at the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Nurses of the 65th General Hospital examine patients' legs. 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 Dr. E. L....
    Date: circa 1942-1944

  • 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

  • Julia White of the 65th General Hospital

    Description/Abstract: Major Julia White, 65th General Hospital chief nurse. 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...
    Date: circa 1943