Aerial view of what is likely a religious service in Florence, Italy in April 1945

Gift in Memory of Dr. Thomas Edward Weiss, from the collection of the National World War II Museum
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Aerial view of US servicemen and nurses of the 24th General Hospital in group, probably during religious service for death of President Roosevelt. "Impressive gatherings of the whole outfit. Florence, Italy's surrender(?) President Roosevelt's death I believe."'Florence, Italy. Probably April 1945

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Items from the service of Dr. Thomas Weiss who served with the 24th General Hospital in North Africa and Italy. Almost all members of this hospital, including Weiss, were graduates of or medical staff at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. They operated from Fort Benning until August 1943 when they embarked for North Africa where they opened a hospital in Bizerte, Tunisia. There they cared for the wounded during the early phases of the invasion of Italy. They eventually moved to Italy where they cared for casualties of the Fifth Army. The men of this hospital famously held a Mardi Gras celebration in Italy on 13 February, 1945.
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Firenze
Latitude: 
43.767
Longitude: 
11.250
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Nurses--American--Italy
Hospitals--Italy
Outdoor religious services--Italy