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Very Good. Letterhead of Dr. Harvey Cushing, Yale University, The School of Medicine. June 19 [1936]. Dear Ronald, So good of you to write me about my book [From a Surgeon's Journal]. I'm grateful for your commendation for I was dubious about its publication. Sorry to learn about Kenefick's death--a fine fellow. Give my greetings to any of the boys you encounter. Always yours Harvey Cushing. Ronald King and William J. Kenefick served with Harvey Cushing in the U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 5 during WWI. Ronald King. "Sergeant First Class. Enlisted with Unit, Boston, May 7, 1917. Transferred as Private to A. P. M., Brest, March, 1919. Later promoted to Regimental Sergeant Major" ([Cushing], The Story of U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 5, p. 111). William J. Kenefick was one of the officers. "The largest man in the unit. A Sergeant, first class, at enlistment, but succeeded in getting his commission in the Dental Corps in the spring of 1918. A good-natured fellow who felt his authority a little at times, but a much better officer than sergeant. When last heard from, Bill was with the Engineers." "Harvard Dental School. Enlisted with Unit May 7, 1917, and given rank of Sergeant, First Class. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Dental Corps, April 16, 1918. May 13, 1918, withdrawn for duty with A. E. F. and attached to 17th Engineers" ([Cushing], The Story of U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 5, pp. 68 and 81). Seller Inventory # 15879
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