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Introduction: Bernard Cymerman met my grandmother, Leokadja (Liba) Grynfarb, through a match-maker and they married in Warsaw in 1908. She obtained her diploma from the Czar’s School of Midwifery, Warsaw Chapter, and practiced as a midwife. Their only child, Herman/Henry, was born January 22 / February 6, 1910 (Julian/Gregorian calendar).  Henry’s interest in medicine was […]

Introduction: The following Testimony has been taken from an Article submitted by Lillian Krell Swerdlow, RN, a 1943 graduate of the Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, in New York City.  It first appeared in the Mount Sinai Alumnae News bulletin, Spring 2008 with the title of “World War II Experiences”. It was obtained through […]

Introduction: Margaret Marie Eggert was born in Detroit, Michigan, 16 August 1915. She is the daughter of Anthony Bernard Eggert and Mary Alecia Colton, also born in Detroit, Michigan (children of German immigrants). Margaret had only one younger sister, Dorothy M. Eggert, born in 1920 (died in 1983). Margaret M. Eggert, first went to St. […]

This concise Timeline is based on the “Journal” of Colonel Thomas B. Protzman, MC, Commanding Officer, 215th Medical Hospital Ship Complement serving on board the United States Navy Hospital Ship “Hope”. The Journal with day-by-day entries covers the period from 23 September 1944 to 31 October 1945, during which the USS “Hope” served in the […]

This concise Timeline is based on the “Journal” of Colonel Thomas B. Protzman, MC, Commanding Officer, United States Army Hospital Ship “Acadia”. The Journal with day-by-day entries covers the period from 11 December 1942 to 4 January 1944. We have chosen to start from June 1943, which was the FIRST voyage overseas of the “Acadia”, after […]

Introduction: My name is Private Martin Lipschultz, ASN 32606728. I was born on 24 May 1921 in Essex County, New Jersey and spent 4 years in College graduating as a Pharmacist (Rutgers College of Pharmacy, Newark, New Jersey). My nickname during my service years was “Lippy”. I became a Pharmacist (MOS 149) with the U.S. […]

Preparation for Movement Overseas For a few of us it all started on the 15 of December, 1943, when the 203d General Hospital left Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington by troop train for “destination unknown.” After winding all over the US, we, Allaire Stuart – Marian Kurz – Dorothy Ellis – Virginia Beggs, eventually arrived at […]

Introduction: I have long carried around a box of letters written by me to my parents during World War 2. My mother, with typical foresight, had sensed that one day I would find them of value. She was right about that. However, it has been only in the past few months that I have really […]

Introduction Barbara GIER was part of a group of Nurses pertaining to the 190th General Hospital temporarily stationed with the 203d General Hospital. Later, she became a permanent member of the 203d. Miss GIER’s reminiscences were assembled into a very impressive volume entitled “In Uniform”. Barbara Gier’s work has been inspirational in assembling material for […]

Foreword William Dutcher, 45 Lucas Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45458-2419 has generously shared two histories of the 203d General Hospital which he possesses. However, Bill says he ‘didn’t write either of them. Furthermore, he’s not just sure who did write them but his memory rather tends toward John STRADTMAN, an enlisted man who worked in the […]