Howell Peebles papers, 1944-2006 2004

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Howell Peebles papers, 1944-2006 2004

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A 2004 memoir by Howell Peebles of his hospitalization at the 21st General Hospital in France, 1944-1945. The role of German nurses and German POWS at the hospital is a major subject of the short narrative. Other short memoirs are of acquaintances of undergraduate and US Army training, and encounters with the name Ravenel in World War II, 2006. With the memoirs are photocopies of selections from the James H. (Howell) Peebles military service record and other memorabilia and graphics pertaining to the Ravenel Hospital installation, Mirecourt, France. A layout of his ward is included along with the menu for Christmas dinner, 1944, where German patients and staff sang Christmas carols.

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.

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Peebles, Howell.

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Engineer. Howell Peebles (James H. Peebles) was an American soldier in the infantry and patient for 6 weeks at the 21st General Hospital located at Mirecourt, France, during the winter of 1944-1945. His knowledge of the German language put him in the position of interpreter and he got to know German nurses then caring for German POWS. (Sources: Provenance control file in repository) From the description of Howell Peebles papers, 1944-2006 2004 (Washington Uni...

United States. Army. 21st General Hospital.

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