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BASTILLE
DAY
This picture was taken in Tlemcen,
Algeria, where we operated our hospital for almost a year.
It is dated 14 July 1943, Bastille Day. Picture shows
two French military vehicles as the native population
is watching. Note the three military vehicle with
white stars painted on top showing Americans presence.
Our officers, nurses, and enlisted men marched in this
parade.
In July we started to get casualties
from Sicily, and the men coming back from Tunisia were
required to have shots and physicals. We were able to
issue them partial pay. They were bivouacked in tents
about ten miles from us. The whole area from Tlemcen to
Oran was overrun with men and materiel preparing for the
landings in Italy.
