Wounded in Wardroom

Wounded in Wardroom

Photograph

Wounded in Wardroom

1945
Gelatin silver print
27.1 x 34.4 cm.
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
1974.0025.0703
Inscriptions verso-(in pencil) "BuAer 289527" "Poster # 25"
(in blue pencil) "150"

Wounded in Wardroom - Casualties of the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea receive medical treatment in the wardroom of a carrier which has been converted into a sick bay to handle emergencies. Of the unded who lived to receive treatment, 98 out of 100 survived.
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