Captain John Ralph Loudon M.D. was stationed in the 116th Field Hospital in the Pacific during World War II. Over 1,000 letters, photographs and other documents have been saved from his time served. These are samples from those archives. New posts will be made frequently. This will be in chronologic order so you can follow along. Blog created by John Ralph Loudon's grandson and great-grandchildren Andy Sherrick, John Loudon Sherrick and Anne Sherrick from Springfield Illinois.
September 3, 1943 #1
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