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THE FIRST HOSPITAL SHIP COMMISSIONED
On this day in 1862, the US Navy formally commissions its
first hospital ship, the Red Rover. A captured Confederate
side-wheel steamer, it treats 374 patients in its first seven
months of service on the Mississippi, 332 of whom were
discharged; 37 die and five desert.
A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SHOW FROM 1960

"The Night of the Meek" is episode 47 of the American
television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
It originally aired on December 23, 1960, on CBS. It was
one of the six episodes of the second season which
were shot on videotape in a short-lived experiment
aimed to cut costs.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Arthur William Matthew Carney
(November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003)

A MEMORIE FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG
William (Bill) W. Schonely (June 1, 1929 – January 21, 2023)
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