Capt. John W. Dix on deck of S. S. Westminster Victory.
Date
[1945].
Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 9 cm.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger. Part of the wwii set of images.
Notes-Restrictions
Materials may be restricted. See Archivist for terms of use.
Description
Several of the medical officers of the 21st General Hospital sailed on October 27, 1945 from Marseilles, France on the S. S. Westminster Victory. Capt. John W. Dix was the assigned surgeon for the sick bay. For the first several days of the journey, the only illness treated was seasickness. However, on the 7th day of the voyage, stormy seas caused heavy iron and wooden beams to break loose in the aft hold, killing two men and injuring more than a dozen others. The rescue work was led by Col. Lee D. Cady, Col. Karl H. Metz, Lt. Col. Earl E. Shepard, and Capt. Dix. All received the Army Commendation Ribbon for their heroic actions.
Rights
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Acquisition Method
Gift.
Provenance
Lee D. Cady, MD, 1969, (69-008).
Subject-Personal Name
Dix, John W.
Subject-Corporate Name
United States. Army. 21st General Hospital.; Westminster Victory (Steamship).; United States. Army -- Demobilization.
Subject
Military Personnel; Transportation, Military.; Cargo ships -- United States.; Armed Forces -- Demobilization.
Type-GMGPC
Photographic prints; 1940-1950.
Collection Name
General Hospital 21 Photographs and Drawings (VC013)
