Lt. Simon B. Keller is shown in the center of the photograph with the improved Thomas Traction splint on a stretcher case. The purpose of this splint is to protect a fractured leg from shocks while moving the stretcher. The photo was taken on April 20, 1918, in Broussey, France. The image was censored and released on May 25, 1918, by the Historical Branch, Photographer is Lt. Edw. Cooper, Sig.

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