Caption: Captain Frank Bird, , attends to Private J. Silverton's gunshot wounds in ward 1 of Base Hospital No. 52. Pvt. Silverton sustained injuries to his left arm and femur, resulting in a compound comminuted fracture. These wounds were inflicted by machine gun fire during the Battle of Argonne Forest. Rimaucourt, Haute Marne, France, December 12, 1918. Photo by Lt. Sears. Issued Number H. Taken on December 12, 1918.

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