Wounded Soldier Sets Record Returning from England to Northington General Hospital in Three Days

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Title

Wounded Soldier Sets Record Returning from England to Northington General Hospital in Three Days

Subject

Northington General Hospital
World War II

Description

Pictured here is the U.S. Army's transport plane, C-47, which brought 14 sick and wounded overseas soldiers to Northington General Hospital on their last lap of the trip. Pvt. James Pearson of Tuscaloosa set the travel-time record, taking just three days to get from England to Tuscaloosa.

Source

Personal Collection of Whitney Telle

Publisher

Northington General Hospital News

Date

June 23, 1944

Type

Newspaper

Identifier

53

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Text

Northington General Hospital News

Original Format

Newspaper