[Awarding of the Purple Heart at the 54th General Hospital, Base "G", Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea] photographed by Kingsley Hall.
Subject: Molitsky lies on the hospital bed and holds the award, while Brig. Gen. Denit leans over him. In the background, another wounded serviceman lies on a bed and holds a piece of paper. ; Picture caption: S/Sgt. Joseph Molitsky of Chicago, Ill., was one of the first casualties of the Philippine campaign to receive the Purple Heart award. Here Brig. Gen. Guy B. Denit, chief surgeon, U.S. Army Services of Supply in the S.W. Pacific, makes the award. ; "SWPA-SIGC-44-1857"--Printed on the top of the photograph. ; Picture caption and date transcribed from photograph requisition form tipped to... Mehr ...
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1944.
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| Schlagwörter: | Pictorial Works / New Guinea / Awards and Prizes / Military Personnel / World War II / United States |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26637194 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://ihm.nlm.nih.gov/luna/servlet/detail/NLMNLM~1~1~101443065~142859 |
Subject: Molitsky lies on the hospital bed and holds the award, while Brig. Gen. Denit leans over him. In the background, another wounded serviceman lies on a bed and holds a piece of paper. ; Picture caption: S/Sgt. Joseph Molitsky of Chicago, Ill., was one of the first casualties of the Philippine campaign to receive the Purple Heart award. Here Brig. Gen. Guy B. Denit, chief surgeon, U.S. Army Services of Supply in the S.W. Pacific, makes the award. ; "SWPA-SIGC-44-1857"--Printed on the top of the photograph. ; Picture caption and date transcribed from photograph requisition form tipped to the foot of the photograph. ; A015489 ; 1 photographic print : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm.