AFL-USO Program of Activites for Percy Jones Hospital Veterans, May 1945

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Artifact Overview

In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Program (Document)

Date Made

1945

Subject Date

19 May 1945 - 20 May 1945

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2018.107.0.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Wilma Carrico Head.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Blue

Dimensions

Height: 6.438 in
Width: 4 in

AFL-USO Program of Activites for Percy Jones Hospital Veterans, May 1945