Box 66
Container
Contains 25 Results:
No. 598 Wayne Boyce, 2011
File — Box: 66, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
Boyce (b. 1926) was born in Tuckerman, Arkansas. He attended The Citadel for one year (1943-44) before volunteering for the Army infantry in September 1944. He received basic training at Camp Robinson and additional training as an infantry rifleman. He was shipped to the Philippines with the 31st "Dixie" Division, 124th Regiment, Company E. Later assigned as a medic to his unit, he discusses his activities and...
Dates:
2011
No. 599 Kaaron Jorgen, 2010
File — Box: 66, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
Jorgen was born in San Francisco, California. She contracted polio at age 10. She describes getting sick and her symptoms. She was hospitalized in the Children's Hospital in San Francisco, and recalls her treatment and therapy, including after leaving the hospital. She was mostly affected in her left leg, which is shorter than her right and has a "drop foot." She discusses post-polio symptoms and challenges. Ms....
Dates:
2010
No. 600 Catherine F. Larsen, 2010
File — Box: 66, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Ms. Larsen (b. 1940) was born in Chicago, Illinois. She talks about her family and describes contracting polio at age 6 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, along with two of her siblings. Although sick, she was not hospitalized, but was quarantined in her home where she was treated by her mother. She discusses therapies and treatments used. She emerged from the sickness with no apparent residual effects. Ms. Larsen concludes by...
Dates:
2010
No. 601 William Howard Moss, 2010
File — Box: 66, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
Moss (b. 1935) was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He contracted polio at age four and was hospitalized in the Wyoming General Hospital in Rocks Springs. He discusses getting sick and his memories of time in the hospital. He was transferred to Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Both legs were paralyzed and he used leg braces and crutches for a time, which he describes. He talks about difficulties with...
Dates:
2010
No. 602 Fernando Torres-Gil, 2010
File — Box: 66, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents
Torres-Gil (b. 1948) was born in Salinas, California. He was six months old when he contracted polio while living in Castroville, California. He was initially sent to Monterey County General Hospital in Salinas for treatment. His parents were immigrants from Mexico and were agricultural workers in California. He discusses his immediate and extended family, the family dynamics related to his illness, recovery and...
Dates:
2010