Interior of Field Hospital, German Red Cross Number 40 at Wavrin, France
- Identifier:
- 001331
- Collection Number:
- A&M 1590
- Title:
- Interior of Field Hospital, German Red Cross Number 40 at Wavrin, France
- Date:
- ca. 1918
- Description:
- Postcard of interior of field hospital, German Red Cross Number 40, at Wavrin, France. This was the hospital where Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. passed away on August 24, 1918 while his wounds were being dressed after his plane was shot down. Richard Lavril [sic] Ulffz is shown at center. Postcard came with letter from Mlle. Madelien Dallenne to Sallie Maxwell Bennett, 14 July 1919. Bennett Collection Box 3, Folder 2.
- Subjects:
- World War I--Aviation--Pilots--Bennett, Louis., Military hospitals--France--Wavrin.
- Personal Names:
- Bennett, Louis, 1894-1918.
- Acquisition Source:
- Williams, Douglas B.
- Acquisition Method:
- Acquired
- Medium:
- print
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView