Camp Bowie Army maneuvers: Concealed Ambulance and First Aid Station

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20053222

Description

Shown here is the concealed ambulance at the first aid station of Camp Bowie area. This Medical Detachment Ambulance and first aid station of the 45th was well concealed south of Highway 84 in the Zephyr vicinity. Two hundred yards away, Major General (Maj. Gen.) William S. Key, division commander, was conferring with Colonel (Col.) Kenneth Buchanan of General Headquarters (GHQ) Staff, Washington. The 45th held its positions, but the 36th was forced into a five-mile retreat by the main attacking force of the Reds. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, June 15, 1941.

Archival Date

1941-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1480

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military maneuvers; Military officers; Ambulances; Roads; Interstate 84; Military headquarters; First aid