Soldier stands guard at the entrance to the 59th Evacuation hospital, ETO

Gift of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, from the Collections of The National World War II Museum
Description: 

Photograph. Entranceway to the 59th Evacuation Hospital. A U.S. soldier stands in the sentry box along roadside. A sign in front says "Hospital / DO NOT ENTER / DEFENSE D'ENTREE / Eintritt Verboten!." ETO. No date

Image Information

Donor: 
Judy Cohen
Accession Number: 
2009.373.047
Date: 
1944
1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
European Theater of Operations (ETO)
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Military hospitals--American
Soldiers--American
Guardhouses
Collection Level: 
This collection consists of 85 photographs and one postcard donated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. These are Signal Corps photos that detail war-related activities in North Africa, Europe, and the liberation of Dachau.
Geography: 
Europe
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military hospitals--American
Soldiers--American
Guardhouses