Nurses at field hospital
Creator(s)
- Jack Stein
- Bertha (Bessie) B. Wachtel (Subject)
Biographical History
Beatrice Wachter (1906-1979) from Philadelphia, PA married Harry Wachter, a circulation agent with the Philadelphia Daily News, in 1931. She enlisted with the Army Nurse Corps at the age of 37 on June 7, 1943 and arrived in Europe on March 11, 1944. She served with the 51st Field Hospital in the campaigns of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe, and returned home on November 29, 1945. She received a Certificate of Merit: "With unselfish disregard for her own comfort and safety, Lt. Wachter contributed immeasurably to the care and well being of the many seriously wounded patients of the 51st Field Hospital in France, Belgium and Germany."
Scope and Content
The 51st Field Hospital at a campsite (in France?). Beatrice takes of her helmet and glasses and poses for the camera near other corps members and a cluster of tents. Pan of tentsite, corps members, and an ambulance. 01:08:13 Man in glasses exits a tent and smiles for the camera. Laundry hanging to dry outside. 01:08:22 Large group of military personnel sit in the grass for a meeting. Beatrice (on the right) and two women sunbathe. 01:08:34 Beatrice sits on a jeep and poses for the camera before helping another nurse sort laundry items in the grass.
Note(s)
Detailed film condition and transfer report from Brodsky and Treadway in departmental files.
Subjects
- NURSES
- TENTS
- JEEPS
- WOMEN
- RED CROSS
- HOSPITALS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY OFFICERS
Places
- , France
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film