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 Finding Aid: Howard S. Hirsch Collection Item Number: 14720000000

Association Collection (12th Evacuation Hospital)
Location: Individual Collections-H, Cold Storage


Scope & Content:

  • CD-Rom containing images from Howard Hirsch's time in Vietnam with the 12th Evacuation Hospital at Cu Chi, Forty-seven audio tapes containing correspondence between Howard Hirsch and his family, and Operation reports from the 12th Evacuation Hospital, September 1968 to October 1969.

Biographical Note:

  • Howard S. Hirsch was born in Chicago, Illinois on 13 June 1935. He was drafted into the United States Army in September 1967 and served a tour of duty in Vietnam as a doctor with the 12th Evacuation Hospital in Cu Chi from September 1968 to September 1969. Hirsch received a Bronze Star during his tour of duty and was discharged with the rank of Major following its conclusion.

Access Level:

  • Unrestricted

Collection Inventory:

LocationBoxFolderContents
Individual Collections - H11
Photocopies of operation reports from the 12th Evacuation Hospital: September 17, 1968 - February 19, 1969 (Originals in restricted access).
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Photocopies of operation reports from the 12th Evacuation Hospital: February 20, 1969 - April 17, 1969 (Originals in restricted access).
3
Photocopies of operation reports from the 12th Evacuation Hospital: April 18, 1969 - July 31, 1969 (Originals in restricted access).

Separated Materials:

Electronic Media:1472EM0256: CD-Rom containing images from the 12th Evacuation Hospital at Cu Chi Sept. 1968-Sept. 1969.
Audio:1472AU1536 - 1472AU1580: Correspondence between Howard Hirsch and his family, September 1968 - October 1969.

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Oral History Interview

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