USS MAINE MEDICAL REPORT DOCUMENT ~ WAR RELIC
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FRAMED REPORT OF MEDICAL SURVEY OF FRANCIS WILLIAM BENNETT
BENNETT ENLISTED OCTOBER 11, 1895 AT THE AGE OF 22 ~ HE WAS SOON DISCHARGED WHILE CONSIDERED UNFIT FOR SERVICE.
THE OFFICIAL FINDING IS LISTED AS 'MENTAL WEAKNESS'.
DISCHARGE DATED FEB. 7, 1896 AND SIGNED BY THREE SURGEONS AT BOTTOM RIGHT.
OLD NEWSPAPER CLIPPING TELLS OF HOW THE MEDICAL DOCUMENTS WERE BROUGHT UP 4 DAYS AFTER THE SINKING OF THE MAINE. IT WAS NOTED THE BLUE LINES ON THE PAPER HAD FADED BUT THE INK WAS STILL LEGIBLE.
IT APPEARS THAT THIS DOCUMENT WAS ONE OF THE REPORTS THAT WAS SALVAGED AFTER THE SINKING.
BENNETT ENLISTED OCTOBER 11, 1895 AT THE AGE OF 22 ~ HE WAS SOON DISCHARGED WHILE CONSIDERED UNFIT FOR SERVICE.
THE OFFICIAL FINDING IS LISTED AS 'MENTAL WEAKNESS'.
DISCHARGE DATED FEB. 7, 1896 AND SIGNED BY THREE SURGEONS AT BOTTOM RIGHT.
OLD NEWSPAPER CLIPPING TELLS OF HOW THE MEDICAL DOCUMENTS WERE BROUGHT UP 4 DAYS AFTER THE SINKING OF THE MAINE. IT WAS NOTED THE BLUE LINES ON THE PAPER HAD FADED BUT THE INK WAS STILL LEGIBLE.
IT APPEARS THAT THIS DOCUMENT WAS ONE OF THE REPORTS THAT WAS SALVAGED AFTER THE SINKING.
Price: $225.00 USD (Sale Pending)