Report of recent tour of duty from Robert O. Blood to the Chief Surgeon, 1918 April 6

Collection Name:

Robert O. Blood Papers, 1917-1954

Title:

Report of recent tour of duty from Robert O. Blood to the Chief Surgeon, 1918 April 6

Creator:

Blood, Robert O., 1887-1975

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2007.003

Object ID:

2007.003.002.006

Date:

1918/04/06

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 document

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Report from Robert O. Blood at the Sanitary Detachment, 103rd Infantry Headquarters, 1st Battalion to the Chief Surgeon of the 26th Division, dated April 6, 1918. In the report, Blood discusses his movements from February 18, 1918 to March 17, 1918, focusing on the effects of the mustard gas attack on March 16th. He discusses the number of affected soldiers, their symptoms, treatments, and provides suggestions for the Sanitary Detachment traveling with each division.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Military service , World War, 1914-1918 , World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--France

Locations:

France

People:

Blood, Robert O., 1887-1975

Organizations:

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 103rd
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 26th
United States. Army. Medical Corps

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Horace S. Blood.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item