Web Exhibit Honors 25th General Hospital

From the scrapbook of Barbara (Lincoln) Ashbaugh

A web exhibit from the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions commemorates the service of the 25th General Hospital in World War II.

In the summer of 1941, the U.S. Army invited the University of Cincinnati to organize the 25th General Hospital to serve as a major medical facility in the European war theater. Over 600 physicians, surgeons, nurses, and enlisted men served the 25th with distinction in England, France, and Belgium until the end of the war.

The exhibit, available online at http://digitalprojects.libraries.uc.eduexhibits/25thGeneralHospital/, highlights the movements, personal narratives, and medical contributions of the 25th General Hospital. A digital collection of photographs, documents, videos, and memorabilia accompanies the exhibit. In addition to the story the exhibit tells, a collection of primary source documents is also available for researchers, including complete rosters of 25th General Hospital personnel for those researching family members.

Do you have a story to share about the 25th General Hospital? Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UC25thGeneralHospital, or contact the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions by phone at (513) 558-5120 or by e-mail at chhp@uc.edu.

Financial support for this exhibit and collection was provided by COL (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Ret.), President & CEO, Tawani Enterprises, Inc., Founder & Chair, Pritzker Military Library, and Founder & President, Tawani Foundation.

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