By Admin (Admin) (12.239.86.117) on Thursday, June 06, 2002 - 09:23 pm:
| By Admin (Admin) (12.239.86.117) on Thursday, June 06, 2002 - 09:23 pm: |
http://gateway.ca.k12.pa.us/memorial/dadstory.html
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 01:38 pm: |
German medics
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 09:07 pm: |
US Civil Affairs team, including a combat medic doctor, investigating an abandoned German's dental office. The officer with the armband is identified as LTC Roswell Brown, Buffalo, NY. He is holding a theater made swagger stick in one hand and a German Lexicon in the other, apparently translating the contents of the can being held by Corporal Charles Boardman, Miami, FL. At the far left, Captain Ralph Luebbers, Burlington, IA looks on. The location is Rennes, France.
The photo is captioned and it is censor stamped, and initialed. It is dated 21 August 1944.
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 09:12 pm: |
World War II British Combat Medic Red Cross Jeep Ambulance AP News Press Photograph.
5TH ARMY: THE ANZIO BRIDGEHEAD OFFENSIVE: JEEP USED AS AMBULANCE
British and American forces launched their successful offensive from the Anzio Bridgehead on May 23rd, 1944.
This interesting photograph shows the Red Cross flag on this US Jeep being driven by a Brit. Note the improvised 4 by 4 wood supports for the stretcher, and the Jerry cans littering the road.
BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTO
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 06:09 pm: |
This photograph is of a group of 4th Armored Division (censored patches) combat medics working on a victim of a German time bomb booby trap planted by the Germans. The location is Coutances, France. It was later passed for publication on 30 August 1945, after the war.
The photo is captioned and it is censor stamped, and initialed. It is dated 31 July 1944.
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 06:12 pm: |
An Associated Press Wirephoto of a US Army medical corpsmen paratrooper squaring away a buddy's kit. A Twelfth Air Force C-47 Skytrain can be seen in the background.
Date is August 16, 1944. The location is not specified, however, the drop was made into southern France.
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 03:07 pm: |
Studio photo of a Gebirgsjäger medic wearing Bergmütze and M36 tunic with Edelweissabzeichen and Sanitäter patch
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 11:14 am: |
D-DAY CASUALTIES, 1944.
http://www.rexfeatures.com/cgi-bin/rppshimg0?i=81018A
| By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.170.2.67) on Friday, July 26, 2002 - 09:49 am: |
Chris, is your granpa there in the picture by chance?
Gold
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 11:34 am: |
Gold,
Sorry, Roe isn't in any of these pics.
Chris
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 11:35 am: |
US Medic Gives Blood Plasma To WIA GI - 6/23/44.
AMERICAN WOUNDED TREATED ST. SAUVEUR, FRANCE
With his rifle stuck in the ground at his side, an American soldier receives medical attention after the battle for St. Sauveur was over.
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 11:37 am: |
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Sunday, July 28, 2002 - 11:53 am: |
WWII Normandy - US Medic GI Blood Transfusion To German WIA. 7-16-44.
QUALITY OF MERCY
American medical officers know the meaning of mercy as they treat the wounded, no matter what their uniform
Here they are shown giving a blood transfusion to a WIA German lying on a litter at a forward dressing station.
| By jan dawn doronila (Potatomasher) (203.177.73.199) on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 07:30 pm: |
Chris,
I may sound dumb, but what are WIA? Never heard of them before or even encountered them on books.
jd
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 08:06 pm: |
JD,
"WIA" stands for "Wounded in Action". No dumb questions here!!
Chris
| By jan dawn doronila (Potatomasher) (202.78.97.13) on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 02:31 am: |
Chris,
forgive me if I ask too much about WWII medicine. It's facinating to discover what were the medical producures during the war.
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Monday, August 05, 2002 - 01:11 pm: |
Normandy - June 12, 1944.
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.239.86.117) on Monday, August 05, 2002 - 01:17 pm: |
Normandy Medic Corpsman Tends WIA GI - Official AP Wire News Period Press Photograph - 6-10-44.
INVASION WOUNDED TREATED ON FRENCH BEACH
American fighting men wounded in the invasion of France are tended by medical corpsmen on a French beach before being placed aboard ships to be taken back to England.
USN Navy Medic Corpsman Gives Water From His Canteen To a WIA USMC Marine 8 - Aug 11, 1944.
| By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (12.241.64.130) on Monday, September 09, 2002 - 06:49 pm: |
Anzio - Combat Medics Triage - Working on WIAs Evacuation - AP WIRE News
| By Todd j Craig (Dogface) (12.167.152.126) on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 08:01 pm: |
These are some really nice photos, I dont think I have ever seen so many!
| By Todd j Craig (Dogface) (12.167.152.126) on Tuesday, January 06, 2004 - 08:03 pm: |
These are some really nice photos, I dont think I have ever seen so many!
| By Marc Brand (Marcfire) (194.138.137.11) on Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 06:53 am: |
Indeed fascinating pics and good to read that war medics helped anyone who was in need.
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