77th Army Hospital, 1959

77th Army Hospital, 1959

Dr. (Captain) Vernon J. Hendrix talks to the doctors and nurses at the 77th Army Hospital near Kwangju. He knows the medical problems in his area through trips he has made to six provincial hospitals not too far from Sang Mu Dae, where he is attached as the medical officer of Detachment K, U.S. Army Advisory Group, South Korea.

STAFF MEMBERS at the 77th Army Hospital near Kwangju [ed.], Korea, discuss problems with Dr. (Capt.) Vernon Hendrix (second from right), medical officer of Det. K., U.S. Army Advisory Gp., Korea. The American doctor advises several ROK hospitals and checks the health of orphans near his detachment's headquarters in his spare time.

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