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Red Cross Base Hospitals Pioneered U S War Aid
A historical survey details how the Red Cross organized forty seven base hospital units before U S entry into the war, with staff from major cities, supplies, and rapid deployment to support British and French forces. It highlights the Harvard and Presbyterian Hospital units, the swift response after war began, and King George’s gratitude for American medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eboy
Rowe Enbson
Ghent
Andee Tardieu
United States
Act
France
Cruwl
Tcsuinds and Sons
Red Cross
Love
Beiligh Red Cross Movement
America
United States ‘Army Medical Corps
Jefferson R. Kean
Medical Corps of
Army
Military Relief Department
Redross
National Treasury of
the Red Cross
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York County
Department of Military Relief
Ted States
SOAS
Wicean
Germany
Base Hospital No. 4
Cleveland
Harvard
No. 5
Harvey Cushing
Harvard Medical
Columbia
Presbyterian Hospital
George E. Brewer
Pennsylvania Hospital
Richard F. Harte
Washington University
St. Louis
Frederick T. Murphy
Frederick Besley
George of
England
London
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Republic
Army Medical Corps