Loyola News: "Lieut. R. Hall, '33 First Loyolan Killed in Action"
Item
Title
Loyola News: "Lieut. R. Hall, '33 First Loyolan Killed in Action"
Description
This short article reports the death in action of the first Loyolan (alumnus, student, faculty, or staff) to be killed in World War II. His name is given as "R. Hall" or "Richard Rall," possibly a typo.
"Lieut. Richard Rall, '33, has been reported killed in action in Hawaii. He is the first Loyolan to die in the service of his country.
Rall, 32, was stationed at Pearl Harbor in the Navy medical corps. He was commissioned by the Navy in 1936 after completing his interneship at St. Bernard's hospital. Previous to his interneship he had received his training at Loyola Medical school."
"Lieut. Richard Rall, '33, has been reported killed in action in Hawaii. He is the first Loyolan to die in the service of his country.
Rall, 32, was stationed at Pearl Harbor in the Navy medical corps. He was commissioned by the Navy in 1936 after completing his interneship at St. Bernard's hospital. Previous to his interneship he had received his training at Loyola Medical school."
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1942-01-15
File name
Loyola News, 1942-01-15, page 1, "Lieut. R. Hall, '33 First Loyolan Killed in Action"
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
University Archives and Special Collections
Source
University Archives and Special Collections, Loyola News, 1942-01-15, page 1, "Lieut. R. Hall, '33 First Loyolan Killed in Action"
Subject
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola Medical School
World War II
Rights
Contact the Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections, archive@luc.edu, for permission to copy or publish.
