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80-G-126507 African-American WAVES

Hospital Apprentices (Left to Right: Ruth C. Isaacs, Katherine Horton, Inez Patterson) are the first African-American WAVES to enter the Hospital Corps School at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Title: African-American WAVES
Caption: Hospital Apprentices (Left to Right: Ruth C. Isaacs, Katherine Horton, Inez Patterson) are the first African-American WAVES to enter the Hospital Corps School at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. 
Accession #: 80-G
Catalog #: 80-G-126507
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Date: 1945-03-02
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