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    "ocrText": "D\nMr. Walter Wesselius\n:\n2 904\nFebruary\n25,\n1943\nDouglas H. Moore\n27.51\n1.50\nNurse Margaret Somerville\nJuly\nMiss Margaret Somerville of Catskill, N. Y., was employed June 1,\n1941 to serve as a Red Cross nurse with the Harvard Hospital in England at\na salary of $80.00 per month. Enroute to England her ship was torpedoed\nand she was picked up after nineteen days in an open boat.\nMiss Somerville became ill August 1, 1942; on August 20, 1942 she\nwas admitted to the hospital where she was opera ted upon for a carbuncle of\nthe kidney. She was released from the hounital on Octobar in 1912 lunt was\nunable to return to active Red Cross service.\nNurse Somerville left England by clipper on November 4, 1942,\narriving in the United States on November 12. She was examined on November\n13 by Dr. E. B. Self, New York and again on November 17 by Dr. William A.\nMilner, both of whon recommended at least tso months rest before returning\nto work. Dr. Milner urged that she remain off duty until March 1, 1943\n\"in order that her physical condition might become such that there would\nbe no danger of her having any further difficulty.'\nThe recommendations in this case are for allowance to Miss Somer-\nville of the following:\n9 days travel leave\n20 days annual leave\n87 days sick leave (Dec. 4, 1942 through Feb. 28, 1943)\n116 days\nplus reimbursement for $27.51 representing transportation for Miss Somerville\nfrom Catskill, N.Y., to Dr. Milner's office in Albany and miscellaneous\nmedicines and supplies which she purchased. This recommendation was concurred\nin by Dr. Amos Christie of our staff. Miss Somerville was paid by the Depart-\nment of Accounting through November 30, 1942, which means that nine days\ntravel leave and 17 days annual leave will take up the period from November\n5 through November 30. This will mean that we will owe Miss Somerville for\na period of three days annual leave, December 1 to 3 inclusive and 87 days\nsick leave, December 4 through February 28.\nsent to Mr. Miss Mulhall Dunbar on has November reported 30 for that submission the full summary to the Travelers on this case Insurance was\nCompany.\nyou and\nDouglas H. Moore\nAdmin. Assistant Director\nDHM:mp\nInsular and Foreign Operations"
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