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JkBernard HarpoleIs Captain NowHeads Red CrossMobile UnitDEER LODGE, Aug 21— 'Special —C a p t a i a Bernard PatrickHarpole, who heads a Red Crossmobile unit xn connection with RedCross blood donor work in Detroit,received his promotion from lieutenant last week, according to wordreceived by his parents, Mr. andMrs, Vern Harpole of Deer LodgeCaptain Harpole, who attended Carroll college at Helena and graduated from the University of St.the collection of 1.000 pints of blood S week. - br he mobile unit whichMla:Louis School of Medicine directs I]tours industrial plants in the De-troit area and has received wide ►ur acclaim in Detroit papers for his h- outstanding work, n- Before entering the service Cap-of tarn Harpole was practicing medi-w. cine in St. Louis and helping with ir- Red Cross blood donor work there, to When the Army called for phvsi-in cians, Captain Harpole offered his he services and was one of the first nci officers commissioned to do blood ti. donor work.u- He arrived at Fort Wayne, Mich.,his first station, in September, 1942,and immedately began directing the River Rouge blood donor station. the first permanent industrial unit in the country. In its earlydays, this station collected about 90 pints of blood daily, but now its collection for the Red Cross hits 200 pints per day.^ After sucessfully launching the ?« program at the industrial unit, it Captain Harpole was put in charge ijj of a mobile unit, traveling through n_ the industrial plants. He has re-,r_ mained m charge of the unit since.In addition to his work with the traveling unit. Captain Harpole does research uork probing the effects cf blood transfusions and alsohelps tram medical officers, who because of injuries suffered in battle duty in this war. are being assigned to blood donor service.ate A daughter their second recently eld ^ as born to Captain and Mrs Har-ft- pole, who live on the past at Fort the Wayne.
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The Montana Standard
Butte, Montana, US
Sun, Aug 22, 1943
Page 10
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Hutchinson P.
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