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Close up portrait of Major John E. Karabin, M.D.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 75767

Close up portrait of Major John E. Karabin, M.D.

Overview

Caption: Close up portrait of Major John E. Karabin, M.D.
Date: 1943 - 1945
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Jan Rutledge

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Jan Rutledge

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: CLOSE-UPS CONCENTRATION CAMPS DACHAU PHYSICIANS SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
Photo Designation: WORLD WAR II: ALLIED WAR EFFORT -- Allied Invasion/Fighting Units -- Liberator Portraits

Administrative Notes

Biography: Major John E. Karabin, MD served as an army surgeon during WWII. He served in the 93rd and possibly 91st evacuation hospitals in campaigns in Africa, Italy, and France and participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentraiton camp.

Record last modified:: 2014-09-15 00:00:00
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