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DeWitt General Hospital: Audio Recording - Colonel William H. Smith/Mr. Miller, 1944-1945

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Due to the original recording: Static on Tape
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Program Distorted at Times
Title
DeWitt General Hospital: Audio Recording - Colonel William H. Smith/Mr. Miller, 1944-1945
Series Title
DeWitt General Hospital Audio Recordings
Created Date
1944 to 1945
Description
2019.11.3 Side A: DeWitt General Hospital Commanding Officer, Colonel William H. Smith. 2019.11.1 Side B: Mr. Miller. One side of this disc includes a recorded message from Colonel William H. Smith who was the Commanding Officer at the DeWitt General Hospital. The other side of this disc includes a recorded message from a Mr. Miller. Disc, Phonograph: (1944-1945) Direct-cut lacquer "Recordiogram" disc containing a personal message recorded using a facility provided by the American Red Cross at the DeWitt General Hospital during World War II. The sprawling DeWitt General (Army) Hospital complex sits on over 220 acres in Auburn, California. It was one of sixteen "Type A Pavilion Style" military hospitals constructed in the United States during World War II and is where 9,741 wounded military personnel were treated between 1944-1945. Today, this site is the Placer County Government Center. It is home to the DeWitt History Museum and is listed on National Register of Historic Places. The American Red Cross was instrumental at the DeWitt General Hospital during World War II for supporting the morale and well-being of troops recovering at this facility. The opportunity to record a personal message onto a disc which could then be mailed or shared with military service personnel is one example of the morale-boosting efforts by the American Red Cross at the DeWitt General Hospital.
Creators and Contributors
Creator: American Red Cross
Speaker: Smith, William H. (Colonel)
Subject Topic
United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--History
World War, 1939-1945
Subject Entity
United States. Army
Genre
Sound recordings
Live sound recordings
Spatial Coverage
DeWitt General Hospital (Auburn, Calif.)
Language
English
Media Type
Sound
Format
Lacquer disc: Cardboard
Extent
1 Disc
Generation
Original
Copyright Statement
Public Domain. No restrictions on use.
Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Placer County Museums Division
Call Number
2019.11.3
Internet Archive (External)
https://archive.org/details/caaupmd_000003
Duration
0:03:34