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Box 5

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Wood and metal trophy, 1942

 Item — Box: 5
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This wood and metal trophy topped with a baseball pitcher figurine commemorates the victory of 12th General Hospital's baseball team, known as the Red Birds, in a local Michigan league near Fort Custer. The unit spent eight months at Fort Custer, gathering supplies and learning Army protocol. 30 cm tall.

Plaque reads "Baseball Champions 1942 / Fort Custer-Battle Creek City League / Won by / 12th General Hospital."

Dates: 1942