Saint Peter's Square in Vatican, Italy in 1944-45
Gift in Memory of Dr. Thomas Edward Weiss, from the collection of the National World War II Museum
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View of fountain in Saint Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro), located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.'"One of the two matched fountains by 'Bernini'' in the square of St. Peters. Note size of people in background against columns."'Vatican, Italy. 1944-45
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Items from the service of Dr. Thomas Weiss who served with the 24th General Hospital in North Africa and Italy. Almost all members of this hospital, including Weiss, were graduates of or medical staff at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. They operated from Fort Benning until August 1943 when they embarked for North Africa where they opened a hospital in Bizerte, Tunisia. There they cared for the wounded during the early phases of the invasion of Italy. They eventually moved to Italy where they cared for casualties of the Fifth Army. The men of this hospital famously held a Mardi Gras celebration in Italy on 13 February, 1945.
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Santa Sede
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41.900
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12.450
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Fountains--Italy
Plazas--Italy
People--Italy
Basilicas--Italy