Nogueira describes a ceremony held in Marianao, Cuba, on the anniversary of Finlay's birthday. Medals were awarded to those involved with the yellow fever experiments and to their families.

Hench wants the Cubans to present the Finlay Medals to the American recipients.

Hench tries to arrange a meeting with Presno to discuss microfilming Finlay's daybooks.

Hench writes Nogueira about his upcoming visit to Cuba, thanks him for the decoration he recently received, and enlists his aid in persuading Presno to consent to the microfilming of Finlay's daybooks.

Hench discusses his promotion regarding the Finlay Medal and how much the Finlay Medals will mean to the Reed, Lazear, Truby, and Carroll families.

Truby discusses his health, a disagreement with Standlee over her book, and his ability to recollect Reed and members of his Board.

Roldan is working on a biography of Finlay that will demonstrate Finlay's major role in the discovery of the cause of yellow fever.

Hench writes Nogueira to make sure that Truby receives his Finlay Medal and to inquire about microfilming Finlay's diaries during his upcoming visit to Cuba.

Hench writes Truby that he believes Nogueira is making arrangements to get the Finlay Medal to Truby.

Hench writes Truby that they share a tendency to be perfectionists who are very sensitive to criticism, but assures Truby that he remains well respected in Washington, D. C.

Siler offers to defray the cost of sending the Finlay Medals to their recipients by enclosing a check for that purpose.

Siler thanks Hench for providing a check to enable delivery of the Finlay Medals, but informs him that the Walter Reed Memorial Association wishes to fund this objective.

Rogers describes an account from the 1895 minutes of the Clinico-Pathological Society of Washington that consistently cites Reed's name incorrectly.

Nogueira thanks Siler for the check to cover the costs of the Finlay Medals. He mentions Cooke's widow will also be a recipient.

Nogueira orders a medal for Cooke's widow and wonders if the Walter Reed Memorial Association will pay for it.

Nogueira thanks Siler for a check covering the expenses of the Finlay Medals.

Tate states he was merely a clerk of the main hospital, but that his reporter instincts kept him looking for the story in the yellow fever experiments. He also expresses his hope that Hench will give appropriate recognition to Lazear, Ames, Lambert and Finlay.

Hench thanks Nogueira for thinking of Cooke's widow, inquires about the decision regarding microfilming Finlay's day books, and discusses bringing the recipients of the Finlay Medals to Washington, D.C. to receive their medals from Nogueira personally.

Truby informs Hench that Albert E. Truby has been hospitalized with a heart attack.

Hench plans on sending a questionnaire to Tate and will ask him to try to identify buildings in photographs taken at Camp Lazear, Camp Columbia, and Pinar del Rio.

Truby informs Hench that Albert E. Truby has passed away.

The Henches express their sympathy to Bonnie Truby regarding the death of her husband and describe what his friendship has meant to them.

Reed enthusiastically describes the ceremony to award the Finlay Medals and expresses regret that Hench could not attend.

Siler informs Hench that Cornelia Knox Kean has died and will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Concheso invites Hench to the Cuban Embassy on April 29, 1954 to receive his Finlay Decoration.

Concheso, the Cuban Ambassador, invites Truby to a ceremony where he will receive the Finlay Decoration.

Truby thanks Concheso for the Finlay Medal awarded to her late husband, and adds that her daughter will accept the medal for her father.

Bonnie thanks Hench for all the work he did to get her husband, Albert E. Truby, awarded the Finlay Medal. She encloses a telegram and her response to the Cuban Ambassador.

Hench informs the Cuban Ambassador that he is recovering from viral pneumonia and cannot attend the presentation of the Finlay Medals in Washington, D.C.

Reed discusses the presentation of the Finlay Medals at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Reed describes the presentation of the Finlay Medals at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. and explains that because he is in the Army, he cannot obtain his medal until he receives Congressional approval.

Rodriguez condemns a proposed presentation that claims Beauperthuy, not Finlay, first suggested the mosquito transmitted yellow fever.

Tate responds to a series of questions from Hench concerning his recollections about Camp Columbia and the yellow fever experiments.

Hench supplies over one hundred detailed questions to Tate.

Tate gives detailed answers to the questions asked by Hench, including information about the main characters involved in the yellow fever experiments, details on the army nurses, and rumors around the camp.

Tate is surprised at the length of the questionnaire from Hench but will answer the questions to the best of his ability.

Hench requests that Tate carefully read his whole questionnaire before beginning to answer the questions.

Hench sends Lawrence Reed a list of questions regarding the specific characteristics of his father.

Hench tries to locate the cemetery where Lazear and other American soldiers were temporarily buried in Cuba.

Woodward writes about a French delegation preparing a resolution to propose that a French doctor originally theorized that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever. In the interest of Cuban and American relations, Woodward wants Hench to provide details on Finlay's contributions.

Hench states that Finlay and Reed were the two men who made the greatest contribution to mankind in the conquest of yellow fever. Other men only published interesting ideas.

Woodward informs Hench that the Cubans successfully passed a resolution giving Finlay the sole credit for discovering the transmitting agent of yellow fever. He also states it is unfortunate that no credit was given to those who were able to prove Finlay's theory. He encloses a letter from Harold M. Randall.

Randall clarifies that it was the Venezuelans, not the French, who tried to get Beauperthuy credit for discovering that the mosquito transmitted yellow fever. The XIV International Congress of the History of Medicine passed a resolution in favor of Finlay.

Nogeuria finds plans that mark the location of the American cemetery. He also is starting to form a Lazear Camp Friend's Association.

Rodriquez Exposito fights for the truth in the Finlay - Beauperthuy controversy.

[Tate] describes Ames involvement in the yellow fever experiments. Ames applied the mosquitoes, diagnosed the yellow fever patients, and provided exceptional medical care. Ames, fluent in Spanish, was able to persuade the Spanish volunteers to stay and undergo treatment.

[Tate] explains that Andrus was exceedingly ill and Lambert, in an act of bravery, broke quarantine to fetch Ames.

[Tate] thinks it is a shame that worthy men such as Finlay, Ames, and Lambert were not included in the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.

[Tate] gives a brief account of Lambert's achievements as a sailor and nurse.

Tate finds fault with Howard's play about yellow fever.

In this outline, Hench lists and describes sites associated with the conquerors of yellow fever located in and near Havana. One list arranges the sites in chronological sequence, the other in geographical sequence.