Card, Identification, Medical Department, 1945, 2nd Type, Cpt. John Servine, Dental Corps
€95.00
Tax included
Rare genuine WWII US War Departement identification card for medical personnel, of the plasticised type introduced in 1944 to supersede the former cardboard version adopted in 1942.
Issued in accordance with instructions of the 1929 Geneva Convention, which required that protected military and civilian personnel should carry an official document to be recognized as non-fighting personnel.
Quite good overall condition; issued to Captain John S. Servine on May 11, 1945.
John Stanley Servine was born on July 6, 1907. He graduated from the school of dentistry in 1938 and joined the US Army on September 30, 1943. He was discharged on July 15, 1946 as a Captain, and passed away on July 21, 1992.
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