The 42nd General Hospital in World War II (1944)
 
The exact publication date of this book is uncertain, but estimated to be 1944. In 1941, medical, nursing, and dental personnel from the University of Maryland mobilized for deployment to establish the 42nd General Hospital based in Australia. After completing preparatory training in Michigan, they departed from San Francisco in May, 1942, enroute to Melbourne, Australia.
 
Subsequent operations took place in Canberra and Queensland, and the main hospital facility was established at Stuartholme, overlooking the city of Brisbane. An additional psychiatric unit eventually formed at Goodna. This book affords a comprehensive pictorial study in the life experiences of the many officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel attached to the unit in all of its operations.
 
The US Army 42nd General Hospital unit took over Stuartholme girls school in Brisbane to establish a hospital. They also took another 20 acres of adjoining land to build administration quarters 
 
The girls at Stuartholme in Brisbane were evacuated from their school to a small country hotel at Canungra near the bottom of Mount Tamborine. The hotel bar was turned into a study room. The Stuartholme girls were relocated to the Grand Hotel, at Southport when the Americans established Camp Cable in the Mount Tamborine area. The girls remained at the Grand Hotel until the end of 1944. 
 
Comes with a letter dated 13 October, 1944 removing the 'Restricted' status from its distribution plus a 1944 'Thanksgiving' Menu as well as a 1944 'Christmas' Menu
 
Hard Cover
In Fair to Good Condition