Post by seabeepo3 on Jan 25, 2010 5:00:43 GMT -5
You know, I forgot to post this on this forum. Last year at Old Fort MacArthur Days in San Pedro, CA, the gals of our American 45th Field Hospital decided to change things up a bit and go early war. They chose to portray the nurses that were originally stationed in Manila but had since moved in to the jungle when the city was lost.
I'm sure you all can verse me on the actual historical facts of the Hospital staff after the fall of Manila. My understanding is that when the fighting got too close, they moved the hospital staff to another facility outside of Manila. When the Japanese started to shell this area, too, they pushed in to the jungle and did their best with few tents and often leaving patients out to recover in the triple-canopy jungle.
The impression was a stretch for them, but they did a darn good job. Here are the results:
Our hospital staff (several are not pictured):
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iV_BOR6_miJOh5bLa_ELyg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Color painted Black & White group photo:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wDNDRB-XBqVwrvpb4KkTPw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Sterilization Supplies:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YNxtnFHu_2SRpQP-ttzIRA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Whole Blood bottle and medical chart:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QT4_Oxm8FWTZ313MNRX_xg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Our fire pit used to boil bandages for recycling:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ew5Tq0cevcnqPWhmAch9Ww?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Cots Row (historically many didn't have the luxury of mosquito netting).
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GQZu6kVvj-lDJvFbvFjuCA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Our front door:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sOULXc6bduGdpe29k55G7g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Nurse Kirsten washing her hair in a basin:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZTgB4J7Y7F5mZEkaNQQkGw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
A cot making do with hospital blankets:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ht25MYLDGt2aqQI-VT7Z6g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Robes and slippers taken from the hospital in Manila:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fAKbXhplNIYnxsKKd6Zuqg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Drug shelf and sterilization kits:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aeNU7EJrJLSLAsUCRL_mjA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Drug box:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tPb8tlW93kRdvVbsgyIBog?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Drugs (they're tictacs and jelly beans):
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ssjNdDpXuwNQo9zgyx8Tyg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Taking in more casualty reports via phone:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fyZWVcpwXVqwxg_qEOAfIg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Nurse Laura taking IV fluids after catching dengue fever:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/relWYZUBIOz5Zrfvjr4zVQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Checking on Nurse Laura:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/v5Z8YFA9v_emABQtP5EHmw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Nurses helping wounded Japanese prisoners:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fhA8rkYo02v1Bjt_tipCGA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Quay ready to defend himself with mangoes:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0gGLby2BxJFTaeunaxWJ_g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Kirsten repairing a shrapnel hole in the tent:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UMAg5BbPQFPw2hHfyqls5g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Kelly getting innoculated:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ogiftC6TW-twrjjnwfZ7ZA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Myself typing up more casualty reports:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/b7fmNQy5ZKjnvq0OKtIVdw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Kelly playing a string bass to help lighten the dismal mood.
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B9llObKs5-AlJAb3aStsmQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Couple of liberties - The gals knew that most of the nurses were either wearing the white nurse's outfits or men's coveralls. But some also obtained khakis and I guess there were accounts of women making their own uniforms. They definitely did want to get out of the nurse's whites when they were forced to evacuate the hospital. Not all of our girls owned coveralls, so they opted to wear khaki. They also knew that most didn't wear collar brass and didn't always have make-up, but they figured the public wouldn't quite get it if they weren't all "dolled up."
The one thing we weren't able to put our finger upon was how often the medical armband was worn. We opted to have all our staff wear ours to clearly signify that we were medical personnel to the public. However, most, if not all, the photos we came across didn't show medical staff wearing them.
We were well received by the public and won an Esprit De Corps award for the event. As a treat, I catered Filipino food for Friday night and bought fresh mangos for breakfast. We actually ate Filipino food each day, based on the left-overs from Friday night. One of the nurses actually cooked a pretty good chicken adobo. Not bad for a white American gal!
Hope you guys enjoy the pics! It was great to be able to tell a small story to the public of the bigger fight in the Philippines.
I'm sure you all can verse me on the actual historical facts of the Hospital staff after the fall of Manila. My understanding is that when the fighting got too close, they moved the hospital staff to another facility outside of Manila. When the Japanese started to shell this area, too, they pushed in to the jungle and did their best with few tents and often leaving patients out to recover in the triple-canopy jungle.
The impression was a stretch for them, but they did a darn good job. Here are the results:
Our hospital staff (several are not pictured):
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iV_BOR6_miJOh5bLa_ELyg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Color painted Black & White group photo:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wDNDRB-XBqVwrvpb4KkTPw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Sterilization Supplies:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YNxtnFHu_2SRpQP-ttzIRA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Whole Blood bottle and medical chart:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QT4_Oxm8FWTZ313MNRX_xg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Our fire pit used to boil bandages for recycling:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ew5Tq0cevcnqPWhmAch9Ww?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Cots Row (historically many didn't have the luxury of mosquito netting).
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GQZu6kVvj-lDJvFbvFjuCA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Our front door:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sOULXc6bduGdpe29k55G7g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Nurse Kirsten washing her hair in a basin:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZTgB4J7Y7F5mZEkaNQQkGw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
A cot making do with hospital blankets:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ht25MYLDGt2aqQI-VT7Z6g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Robes and slippers taken from the hospital in Manila:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fAKbXhplNIYnxsKKd6Zuqg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Drug shelf and sterilization kits:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aeNU7EJrJLSLAsUCRL_mjA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Drug box:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tPb8tlW93kRdvVbsgyIBog?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Drugs (they're tictacs and jelly beans):
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ssjNdDpXuwNQo9zgyx8Tyg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Taking in more casualty reports via phone:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fyZWVcpwXVqwxg_qEOAfIg?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Nurse Laura taking IV fluids after catching dengue fever:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/relWYZUBIOz5Zrfvjr4zVQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Checking on Nurse Laura:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/v5Z8YFA9v_emABQtP5EHmw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Nurses helping wounded Japanese prisoners:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fhA8rkYo02v1Bjt_tipCGA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Quay ready to defend himself with mangoes:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0gGLby2BxJFTaeunaxWJ_g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Kirsten repairing a shrapnel hole in the tent:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UMAg5BbPQFPw2hHfyqls5g?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Kelly getting innoculated:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ogiftC6TW-twrjjnwfZ7ZA?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Myself typing up more casualty reports:
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/b7fmNQy5ZKjnvq0OKtIVdw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Kelly playing a string bass to help lighten the dismal mood.
picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B9llObKs5-AlJAb3aStsmQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfT_O-QwL6B7wE&feat=directlink
Couple of liberties - The gals knew that most of the nurses were either wearing the white nurse's outfits or men's coveralls. But some also obtained khakis and I guess there were accounts of women making their own uniforms. They definitely did want to get out of the nurse's whites when they were forced to evacuate the hospital. Not all of our girls owned coveralls, so they opted to wear khaki. They also knew that most didn't wear collar brass and didn't always have make-up, but they figured the public wouldn't quite get it if they weren't all "dolled up."
The one thing we weren't able to put our finger upon was how often the medical armband was worn. We opted to have all our staff wear ours to clearly signify that we were medical personnel to the public. However, most, if not all, the photos we came across didn't show medical staff wearing them.
We were well received by the public and won an Esprit De Corps award for the event. As a treat, I catered Filipino food for Friday night and bought fresh mangos for breakfast. We actually ate Filipino food each day, based on the left-overs from Friday night. One of the nurses actually cooked a pretty good chicken adobo. Not bad for a white American gal!
Hope you guys enjoy the pics! It was great to be able to tell a small story to the public of the bigger fight in the Philippines.