Original Title/Caption: “Here Pvt. Joseph Feft, Pittsburg [sic], an Anzio beachhead casualty, manipulates his hook to move various checkers.”
Description: This black and white photograph shows a young soldier and a nurse. The soldier’s left hand has been amputated. He sits at a table while the nurse points to various shaped pieces on a board, and the soldier uses his prosthetic hooks to maneuver the pieces on the board. This photograph was taken in 1944.
Source:
“Here Pvt. Joseph Feft, Pittsburg, an Anzio beachhead casualty, manipulates his hook to move various checkers.” Photograph, 1944. From the National Archives, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Series: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, 1882 - 1962. http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/basic_search.jsp (accessed March 20, 2007).
Historical discussion: While still recuperating in hospitals, soldiers and sailors received occupational training. From Ford Motor Company to Caterpillar Tractor Company to small manufacturers, companies and communities across the nation developed programs to train and employ disabled veterans.
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