Alvin P. Hall papers, 1938-1973.

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Alvin P. Hall papers, 1938-1973.

The Alvin P. Hall Papers consist of documents relating to Dr. Hall's military career and contain Army course completion certificates, reassignment orders and correspondence relating to same, Army Reserve papers and handbills regarding the Allied victory in Italy. There are also news clippings and typed and printed copies of his editorial "What it Means to be an American" (1940), in addition to an article about venereal disease control during World War II, author unidentified.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6729999

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Hall, Alvin P., 1910-1973.

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Dr. Alvin P. Hall was the first African American physician licensed to practice psychiatry in Ohio and served in the military for many years. Born in Ohio, he earned his Bachelor's degree from Ohio University at Athens and was awarded his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in 1935. Hall served as a physician in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Ohio Army Reserves, and during World War II was on active duty in Africa and Italy with the 366th Infantry Regiment, reaching the rank of C...

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 366th

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...