Groundbreaking at the Allen Park VA Facility Person/People: Ford, Henry Addy, Donald File Type: Photographs Description: Photograph of the ground breaking ceremony of the new veterans hospital on June 20th 1939. Henry Ford and a young boy (Donald Addy) posed for the ceremonial first shovel with a crowd of onlookers. Date: 1939-06-20 Organization: United States. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Administration Medical Center (Allen Park, Michigan) Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital Dearborn Veterans Hospital Subject: Veterans' hospitals - Michigan - Allen Park U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs Michigan - Wayne County - Allen Park Hospitals Rights: Newspaper photo Click Here to Access Archive File