When Dietrich went to the dentist: More stories of the famous
“They were the largest U.S. hospital ‘plant’ in the European theater, so were accustomed to military and celebrity visitors,” wrote Shiner’s daughter,Famous visitors may have been common, but even so, the news that the German-born screen star and staunch anti-Nazi was coming had people eager to catch a glimpse.Hospital officials were a little surprised when Dietrich specifically asked to see the hospital’s dental clinic.
“She was the first celebrity visitor to have ever expressed that wish — so they happily prepared to receive her,” Lois wrote. “She came, was shown around, and graciously charmed them all. Then, when they thought she was on her way out, she asked to speak privately with a person in charge.”Dietrich, it turned out, had some vexing and painful dental problems. She told the dentist that she didn’t want to interrupt her goodwill tour or delay her trip to visit troops in England.
Shiner had his photo taken with Dietrich, she dressed in a stylish skirt and jacket, he in his white medical garb.worked in the Air Force photo section of the Pentagon, greeting veterans and officials who stopped by to see pictures of themselves from wartime.One day, two distinguished Air Force generals came. Charles was excited to see that one of them was, aviation pioneer and World War II hero. He showed the pair how to find the appropriate images then left for coffee.
“When I came back, the ladies in the office were all very excited, some nearly swooning,” Charles wrote.They were all giddy over meeting the
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