Artificial limb inspection
Major General Norman Kirk, Surgeon General of the Army (second from left), inspects an artificial limb at a Minneapolis factory during World War II. Captured by a Minneapolis newspaper photographer on December 6, 1943.
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March 31st, 2013 at 9:30 am
Man on the left is Lucius Trautman
The man on the right of the General is Ray Trautman
The Minneapolis Artificial Limb Co.
410 Portland Ave.
Mpls., MN
The man handing the artificial limb to the general may be Albert Wenger. He lost all four limbs to frostbite when in High school in Wisconsin.
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April 1st, 2013 at 8:10 am
Paul, thank you very much for the information! Our collection of Minneapolis and St. Paul newspaper photo negatives contains little cataloging information so many times I just have to guess who is who. I will update the record today.
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