Carl S. Worboys Letters
Content Description
Carl Stape Worboys, MD (1911-1992), Captain, US Army WWII. 27 letters and VMails from Dr. Worboys to his family, written from Europe between 1943-1945 while he served in the US Army aboard the USS Seminole and USS Acadia, both hospital ships. Dr. Worboys writes about his travel across the Atlantic, weather and conditions in Europe and the Mediterranean, books he has read, church services, and the lack of alcohol to the troops. He states in one letter that some of the men are torn of where they will go first once they are back in the United States, home or to the nearest saloon.
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1945
Creator
- Worboys, Carl S. (Person)
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Extent
0.03 Linear Feet
Language
English
Subject
- United States Navy (Organization)
- United States. Navy (General subdivision: Hospital ships) (Organization)
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository