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Photo #: NH 94946

Lieutenant Sarah Josephine Griffin, USN(NC) (Retired)


Assists an injured Korean War veteran as he learns to use his two artificial legs, at the Rehabilitation Center, Naval Hospital, Oakland, California, 1951.
Lieutenant Griffin, who had lost her lower left leg as a result of an accident, was recalled to active duty during the Korean War to work with other personnel who had suffered the loss of limbs.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Navy Nurse Corps Collections at the Naval Historical Center.

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5 November 1999