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Philip Gross enlisted
in the Army on 27 August 1940 in Philadelphia, PA before the draft law
was enacted. The record above was completed on 18 June 1945
following his discharge
Pvt Gross was wounded
in action on 6 June 1944 and evacuated to the 93rd General Hospital
in Blackmore Park, Worcestershire, England.
He returned for duty on
27 June 1944 and was transferred to Service Company for light duty.
 Pvt Gross was discharged
on 13 June 1945.and married Virginia L. Simpson in Madison, VA on 31
December 1945.
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 The
headquarters building in Blackmore Park with the Stars and Stripes flying high.
Blackmore Park was home
to two US Army hospital ... the 93rd and the 114th. Which of the
two is in this photo is not known but notice the three Quonset huts
at center and left in he photo.
 Those Quonset huts served as wards housing 12 or more men recovering
from wounds. The Quonset interior is stark but served their
intended purpose and undoubtedly many men passed through these
wards.
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