Charles C. Pixley papers, 1981.

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Charles C. Pixley papers, 1981.

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Contains the following type of materials: oral history. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time periods: 1950s; 1960s; Vietnam War; 1970s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 68th Medical Group; Office of the Surgeon General; U.S. Army Medical Training Center; First U.S. Army; Academy of Health Services. General description of the collection: The Charles C. Pixley papers include general officer's memoir which contains information on Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH); Medical Unit Self-Contained Transportable Hospital (MUST); physician's assistants; and creation of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services.

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Pixley, Charles C., 1923-

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United States. Dept. of the Army. Office of the Surgeon General.

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