Civilian Public Service Unit (Macedonia, Ohio, USA)
Hawthornden State Hospital, a modern mental hospital located about half way between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, was the place of service of Civilian Public Service Unit No. 72, approved by Selective Service in November 1942 and closed 1 October 1946. The unit, under the direction of the Mennonite Central Committee, performed a variety of tasks, but about half of the men were attendants on the wards.
Bibliography
Gingerich, Melvin. Service for Peace: a History of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 226.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Civilian Public Service Unit (Macedonia, Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Unit_(Macedonia,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=113289.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1956). Civilian Public Service Unit (Macedonia, Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Unit_(Macedonia,_Ohio,_USA)&oldid=113289.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 682. All rights reserved.
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