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Brookes, Robert B
US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
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Brookes, Robert B
US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
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Full Name
Brookes, Robert B
Gender
Male
Race
White (includes Mexican)
Admission Age
30
Admission Date
Jan 1945
Admission Type Of Injury
InjuryType: Battle casualty; InjuryType2: All battle casualties, and all battle injuries not intentionally inflicted by self or another person
Military Service Number
39170559
Rank
Enlisted Man (includes Aviation Cadet or Student)
Unit
1
Branch
Infantry, General or Unspecified
Length Of Service
3-5 yr.
Medical Diagnosis
Diagnosis: Fracture, compound, comminuted with no nerve or artery involvement; Location: Femur, Shaft; Location: Femur, Shaft; CausativeAgent: Bullet, Machine Gun; Diagnosis: Osteomyelitis (secondary to traumatism)
Medical Treatment
Fracture, open treatment of, by bone graft; Sequestrectomy (removal of a particular kind of dead bone) or Saucerization
Discharge Type
Disposition: Discharged or Retired for Disability, Line of Duty, Yes; FinalResult: Shortening of extremities due to fracture, lower extremity
Discharge Date
Feb 1946
Discharge Place
General Hospital
Notes
Invalided Home (except repatriated) during current year
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
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US, WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
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U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
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