Edward N. Scheiberling, National Commander of the American Legion, Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Cowen and Sam D. Forman, Jr., Commander of the Legion's Texas Department

Photograph of American Legion officials and Mary Belle Cowen visiting Mr. Warren C. Cowen at the McCloskey General Hospital

Edward N. Scheiberling, National Commander of the American Legion, Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Cowen and Sam D. Forman, Jr., Commander of the Legion's Texas Department

Description:

From left, Edward N. Scheiberling, National Commander of the American Legion, Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Cowen and Sam D. Forman, Jr., Commander of the Legion's Texas Department. Staff Sergeant Cowen is receiving visitors at McCloskey General Hospital while convelescing from his war injuries. All are wearing suits except for Mr. Cowen. Mrs. Cowen also is wearing a hat and carrying gloves. The American Legion gentlemen are also wearing Legion hats. Mr. Cowen is sitting in a hospital bed with a tray of food in front of him. Everyone is smiling.

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Topic:

Service Organizations, Veterans and Military, Physical Disability

Keywords:

Suits (Clothing), War casualties, Hospitals, Hand controls

Persons:

Cowen, Mary Belle Hudnall

Cowen, Warren Clay

Scheiberling, Edward N.

Forman, Sam D. Jr.

Places:

McCloskey General Hospital (Temple, Tex.)

Organizations:

United States. Army

American Legion

American Legion. Texas Department

Image Type:

Black & White, Positive

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Warren C. Cowen Papers

Identifier:

20084858

Call Number:

AR696-2-19

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)