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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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