Medical Section
The following photos are from Thomas W. Whitehead from Shannon,
Mississippi. His father, Cecil K. Whitehead was a medic at the hospital
for the 78th, that was 2 miles from the Duxford Airdrome in the village
of Thriplow. The hospital was in the English Mansion, Thriplow House.
Mississippi. His father, Cecil K. Whitehead was a medic at the hospital
for the 78th, that was 2 miles from the Duxford Airdrome in the village
of Thriplow. The hospital was in the English Mansion, Thriplow House.
Captain Kent Hunt, Flight
Surgeon, 83rd
Surgeon, 83rd
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| Thriplow House |
| Cecil Whitehead |
| Left to Right Front Row: Cecil Whitehead, Robert Killerlain, Adolph Sepich, Herbert Giebisch, R. Jerrell, Olven Hanover Back Row: John Garrett, Walter Hockers, Earl Geier. Unknown (the cook at the hospital) |
| Various views of the Thriplow House through the years. The present owners are Marc and Gwen Richer. A special thanks to Shirley Wittering the local historian for Thriplow. The Thriplow Village web site. http://www.thriplow.org.uk/ the Thriplow Society is under Links. |