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Title	[American Red Cross workers at Ft. Bliss, 1952]
Date	1952-01-14
Subject headings	Korean War, 1950-1953 American Red Cross
Era	Post World War II, Korea (1947-1963)
Service branch	Red Cross
Item description	Members of the American Red Cross pose for a group photograph at William Beaumont Army Hospital, Fort Bliss, Texas, on 14 January 1952. They are dressed in American Red Cross Military Welfare Corps winter uniforms. Mary "Pat" Partridge appears to be back row, second from the right.
Veteran's name	Partridge, Mary Elizabeth
Veteran's biography	Mary Elizabeth Partridge (1912-1989) of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, served as a recreation supervisor for the American Red Cross from 1943 to 1971 . Mary Elizabeth Partridge of Mt. Airy, North Carolina, was born on 24 November 1912. She attended the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG) and graduated in 1935 with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. Following graduation, Partridge was employed as a physical education teacher in Durham, North Carolina. Partridge joined the American Red Cross (ARC) in 1943. During her career with the ARC, Partridge was stationed in Algeria, France, Italy, Germany, and Guam, as well as various locations in Texas and South Carolina.
Place	Fort Bliss (Tex.)
Type	image
Original format	photographs
Image type	Posed military unit
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	WV0310 Mary "Pat" Elizabeth Partridge Papers, 1935 - 1972
Collection summary	The collection contains correspondence, maps, patches, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and official documents pertaining to Partridge's service in the Red Cross.
Box	1
Folder	7: Photographs, 1952, 1968, undated
Finding aid link	http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=291
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information	IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse.
Object ID	WV0310.6.006
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
OCLC number	900813695

[American Red Cross workers at Ft. Bliss, 1952]

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