Round shaped coin, antique brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Location
Coin Location: 7P4 X
Homebase: Washington D.C.
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 10 June 2014
Donated by: MAJ Keven Crotty
Copies: 1 of 1

C004643

Location: 7P4 X

Coin: Location

U.S. Army » Medical - Hospital

Narrative

Round shaped coin, antique brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

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Journal - Page 106 - Line 9

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) was the U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011. Located on 113 acres in Washington, D.C., it served more than 150,000 active and retired personnel from all branches of the military. The center was named after Major Walter Reed (1851–1902), an army physician who led the team that confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than direct contact. Since its origins, the WRAMC medical care facility grew from a bed capacity of 80 patients to approximately 5,500 rooms. As part of a Base Realignment and Closure announcement on May 13, 2005, the Department of Defense proposed replacing Walter Reed Army Medical Center with a new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The end of operations at the WRAMC facility occurred on August 27, 2011.