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Title |
Photograph of Peter A. Ryan Jr., c. 1942-1945 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Description |
Photograph of Peter A. Ryan Jr., c. 1942-1945. Sepia-toned photograph in portrait orientation of Peter A. Ryan Jr. Ryan wears a WWII army uniform with a jacket belt and dress cap. He stands with his hands behind his back in front of 505 Marshall Street in Redwood City. House has a porch with an overhanging roof, white column, and a tall bush just outside it. In the background, half hidden behind the column, is Peter A. Ryan Sr. |
Date |
c. 1942-1945 |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Catalog Number |
2018.005.019 |
Dimension Details |
4.75 x 2.875 including narrow white border; actual photo 4.25 x 2.375 |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Place |
Redwood City, CA |
Provenance |
This belonged to Peter A. Ryan, Jr. who was born at 505 Marshall Street in Redwood City. Ryan worked at Ryan Pharmacy before and after serving in WWII. During the war, he was stationed at Baxter General Hospital in Spokane, WA as a pharmacist in the hospital pharmacy, as part of the Ninth Service Command. |
Notes |
"The Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces." They were created in 1942. "Army Service Forces brought together elements of five different components of the Army: elements of the War Department General Staff, especially its G-4 component; the Office of the Under Secretary of War; the eight administrative bureaux; the nine corps areas, which became the service commands; and the six supply arms and services, which became known as the technical services." The blue-and-white gear patch is the insignia of the Ninth Service Command, which covered the western states. The service commands were responsible for various logistical aspects of maintaining the army. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Service_Forces; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_area 03/26/2018] Baxter General Hospital opened in Spokane, WA in 1943 as a temporary military hospital. More information at http://www.historylink.org/File/10111 [accessed 03/26/2018] |
People |
Ryan, Jr., Peter A. |
Search Terms |
Photograph Photographs Redwood City Ryan Jr., Peter A. War Service World War II World War Two WWII |
Subjects |
Military hospitals Military service Photographs Redwood City Soldiers World War II |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Kathleen Ryan |