1944/06/04

Title

1944/06/04

Subject

transition from British hospital to U.S. hospital

Description

Discusses being flown to another hospital (Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio). Visits Kathleen Cain, "the pride of the WACs," in New Jersey. "I am only afraid that if I stayed around that girl very long she would put me to work."

Creator

Charles L. Hobbs

Publisher

Hobbs family

Date

1944-06-04

Contributor

Hazel Hobbs, E.S. Hobbs, and Barbara Hobbs

Rights

Hobbs family

Relation

CLH Service Record notes: "Left ETO (European Theater of Operations) 18 May 44 via boat. Arrived US 29 May 44."

Format

letter, without envelope, 4 pages

Language

en-US

Type

text

Coverage

Halloran General Hospital, Staten Island, New York

Files

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Citation

Charles L. Hobbs, “1944/06/04,” Writing Home: World War II letters of Capt. Charles L. Hobbs, accessed May 2, 2024, https://clhobbs.omeka.net/items/show/635.

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