Seventh Day Adventists in the Army

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047073

Description

Seventh Day Adventists generally were misunderstood when they refused to bear arms and sought to keep the Sabbath holy during the World War. But the Adventists are as patriotic as anyone, so the denomination has organized medical units to train its young men for active service on the battlefield, ministering to the sick and wounded. Shown Seventh Day Adventists participating in a stretcher drill. Private Herald Phillips of Mabelvale, Arkansas, is the bandaged patient. He is being lifted by (left to right) Sergeant J. B. Ross of Little Rock, Arkansas; Private James Polk of Palestine, Texas and Sergeant Wayne Andrews of Lufkin, Texas, while Private Raymond Beck of Keene, Texas places the stretcher under him. The young men are spending 216 houts in studying and drilling at camp set in the Southwestern Junior College at Keene, Texas. Published in the Fort Wort Star-Telegram evening edition, January 3, 1941.

Archival Date

1941-01-02

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1287

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Seventh Day Adventists; Medical aspects of war; Medical Education; Southwestern Junior College; Southwestern Adventist College