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Doughboys & Camp Greene Mecklenburg County, NC 1917-1918

Nurses, Camp Greene, NC

This photo taken in August 1918 in front of the new nurses' home is the last group of nurses in organized hospital units at Camp Greene. The names of the nurses,

Top row, lefts to right are: Misses Stella Terrell, Elizabeth M. Spotten and Mary l. McCoin.

Second row from left to right: Misses Sarah I. (Tom) Thumb, Alberta Robinson, Helen Thomasson, Nellie Longhran, Miss Ruth Jones is standing on the second step between the bottom and second rows.

Bottom row: Misses Emma L. Suddeth, Harriett Woods Eoff, Mary T. Reardon, Ruth Beatty and Synthia Chism.

Tumblers

Frederick O. Baranow of Boston on the left and Max Rogow of Pittsburg performed a tumbling act at the hospital banquet at Camp Greene in May 1918.

Bosses, Camp Greene, NC

These bosses stopped to have their picture taken on 8/20/1918 under a large oak tree behind the detachment row. This body is described as 'the cabinet that directs the destinies of the enlisted men of the base hospital.' Top row, left to right: Corporal Lyons, Corporal Hart, Sgt. Wright and Sgt. 1st Class Woolard. Seated, left to right: Hospital Sgt. P. J. Dempsey, Capt. William Carnog and Sgt. 1st Class Chester F. Leighton.

Motivational Sign, Camp Greene, NC

Capt. Thomas C. Crowe, detachment commander of the base hospital, became famous for this sign. He had it placed at the end of the barracks row so that all men saw it every day. His men felt that they would remember these words long after they had departed Camp Greene.

Life At Camp Greene

Day-to-day life at Camp Greene was documented by the soldiers themselves and reconstructed by later generations of historians.

The Carolina Room is fortunate to own issues of periodicals published by doctors, engineers, and mechanics training at Camp Greene:

The Propeller (published by Motor Mechanics Regiments, Aviation Section Signal Corps)