Little Jackie always dreamed of being a doctor, but his family never had the money needed to send him to medical school. To compensate, he took the nearest job he could get as an orderly at the Harlem Hospital. Despite his menial duties, he watched and learned what he could, all of which stood him in good stead during the war, where his quick thinking and first aid skills helped save numerous lives.

Back home, Pvt. Wallace returned to work at the hospital and was among the first to put his name down for the nurse’s training program when it opened there in 1923. Although he’d been passed over before due to his age and sex, it had been strongly hinted that, if he stayed out of trouble with the police, he’d be joining the next intake.

Wallace, like the other Harlem Hellfigthers, knew Hilton Adams was innocent but succumbed to the pressure of Capt. Walter Robson to stay out of things.

The Friends of Prospero

Peru: Episode VIII • Peru: Episode VII • Peru: Episode VI • Peru: Episode V • Peru: Episode IV • Peru: Episode III • Peru: Episode II • Peru: Episode I

The Two-Headed Serpent

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