Treating wounded

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

VanDuzer, Raymond Becoming a Prisoner of War
The Germans took the weapons away from the wounded American infantrymen Raymond VanDuzer was treating. A day or so...
Samuelson, Jack Becoming a Sailor
Jack D. Samuelson continued at Occidental [Annotator’s Note: he was a freshman at Occidental College in Los Angeles,...
Rothenheber, Paul Becoming a Sailor and Treating Wounded
Paul Rothenheber went to Rhode Island for a six week boot camp. He did alot of marching and took many classes. He was...
Blackwell, David Becoming a Soldier
David McKinley Blackwell entered the Army at Camp Polk [Annotator's Note: now Fort Polk in Vernon Parish, Louisiana]....
Graff, Richard Becoming a Soldier
Richard Graff did not mind being drafted because he knew he was going to have to fight in the war. He thinks his ethic...
Rodriguez, Antonio Becoming an Airman and Entering Combat
Antonio C. Rodriquez reported to Fort Sam [Annotator's Note: Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas in September 1943...
Swift, Robert Becoming an Army Medic
Robert Swift was drafted. He received his draft notice before he turned 18. He was a medic in the 71st Division [...
Underwood, Antoinette Becoming an Army Nurse
Antoinette Underwood signed up for the Army a day or two after Pearl Harbor. She had to go to West Point for an...
Vancheri, Edith Becoming an Army Nurse
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise in this interview.] Edith Vancheri was born in February 1923 in...
Armstrong, James Befriending Locals and Being Turned Over to the French Resistance
James Armstrong continues describing his experience in the small French village of Vaux-sur-Seine, where he had been...
Angst, Lawrence Being a Combat Medic
Lawrence Angst became a combat medic [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division...
Martin, Oscar Being a Combat Medic
Oscar Otto Martin remembered that on his first day in combat, they were scheduled to attack at two in the afternoon,...
Spangenberg, Nicole Being a Member of the French Resistance
When Nicole Sabbag Spangenberg returned to Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] the city had vastly changed. Because...
Long, Catherine Being a Nurse in the WAVES
Catherine Long had boot training in the Navy. Her parents had no objection to her joining the service. Her father was...
Garbo, William Being Ambushed
A day after William Garbo and his machine gun squad successfully ambushed a group of Japanese soldiers in a mountain...
de Jonge, Wim Being Ambushed and Wounded
Wim de Jonge accompanied an officer to Jakarta. They traveled alone in a jeep through the mountains without convoy...
Maxwell, Robert Being Awarded the Medal of Honor
Robert Maxwell was transferred to the hospital in Naples, Italy. He learned about the extent of his wounds there. [...
Leaming, Jack Being Captured
Jack Leaming and his SBD pilot had just completed their bombing run on Marcus Island when the antiaircraft fire became...
Roxandich, George Being Captured
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: with the 104th Infantry Division] was at a reunion when a fellow veteran...
Friedenberg, Bernard Being Jewish at the Battle of the Bulge
After landing at Normandy beach for the D-Day Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Hyland, Everett Being Severely Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and was aboard...
Durocher, Edmund Being Treated then Back on the Line
When they reached the field hospital, Edmund Durocher was put on a stretcher in the mortar platoon area. At the bottom...
Garbo, William Being Wounded
After a narrow escape from a deadly Japanese ambush, and a tragic friendly fire casualty that night, William Garbo and...
Van der Pool, Ivan Being Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Ivan Van der Pool points on a map to various locations he saw in North Africa.] Ivan Van der Pool...
Ledesma, Trinidad Being Wounded
Trinidad Ledesma did not go by the name Trinidad while on duty overseas. He found out Trinidad meant gay people and...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Being Wounded
Richard Witaker recognized that the life expectancy of platoon leaders was not very long on Okinawa. The Japanese would...
Lutz, William Being Wounded
William Lutz was on Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, Philippines]. He was in the hospital when he heard about the bombs...
Goodrich, James Being Wounded and Evacuated
[Annotator's Note: James Goodrich served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gun section leader in the 27th Marine...
Harris, Carroll Being Wounded and Evacuation
Carroll Harris and the 1st Platoon [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, 7th Scout Company (Provisional), 7th Infantry...
Brantley, Vernon Being Wounded and Missing in Action
Vernon Brantley got a call that a German tank had been bypassed. He took a crew of four and some anti-tank mines and...
Deal, James Being Wounded and Sent Home
Before crossing the Moselle River, James Deal received wounds from shrapnel. The location had been cleared of enemy...
Shawn, Gilbert Belgian Underground
After ditching his plane [Annotator's Note: on 12 April 1944 over Perwez, Belgium], Gilbert S. Shawn worked with the...
Bradley, Aubrey Between Captivity and Repatriation
Aubrey Bradley said when the war was over, the Germans just folded; the guards all discarded their uniforms and left....
Jackson, William Biak and Island Hopping
William Jackson joined the 55th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group at Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak,...
Peto, George Bloody Nose Ridge
When Company I came to the relief of a decimated Company K, George Peto, who served as a forward mortar observer,...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Blurred Memories and Postwar Reunions
Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...

Pages