A STATION HOSPITAL
FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY
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i _ December 16, l9N·2   I
Brigadier General Fred Rankin
Office of the Surgeon General
Washington, D, C. I V
Dear Fred: . _ `O’ `
» Hay I congratulate you upon being made a Brigadier General of n
· the United States Arm? I think that you hare deserved this high ·
honor. I for one fully appreciate what you did for me and I know
a lot of other surgeons feel the same way.
I am feeling out my new job and after I have made the rounds I
A once or twice I should like to give you my candid opinion as to my
s I usefulness in this job. I don’t know enough about it yet to discuss
it.
Please accept my regards and best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
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