Treating wounded

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Phillips, Robert Wounded Medics
[Annotator's Note: Robert Philips served in the Army as a combat medic in the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry...
Morse, Ralph Wounded Men and POWs
While Ralph Morse was in the hospital recovering from malaria, he was told he would not be going back to the Pacific [...
Wayne, William Wounded on Day Three
On his second day on Iwo Jima, Japan, William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th...
Donovan, Robert Wounded on Leyte
Robert L. Donovan did not rely on his faith as much as people would think. He did not find himself praying very often....
Wells, Kenneth Wounded on Okinawa
On 11 June 1945, Kenneth Dwight Wells and his company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment...
Martin, Charles Wounded on Okinawa
Charles Martin remembers that the new tanks had 75 mm howitzers on them. Martin and a friend learned how to swim...
Johnson, Burton Wounded on Okinawa
Burton "Burt" Johnson was on Pavuvu [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu, Russell Islands with the 1st Marine Division]. He never...
Werner, Jack Wounded on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Werner fought on Leyte Island, Philippines from October 1944 until April 1945]. In that time,...
Hall, Clayton Wounded on Peleliu
Clayton Hall was pinned down [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Johnson, Malcolm Wounded on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on the airfield at Wake Island when the Japanese tried to land troops...
Forcinella, Frank Wounded Three Times
Frank Forcinella got hit crossing a river in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: 7 February 1945 near Echternach, Luxembourg...
Gomberg, Clarence "Code" Wounded while Treating the Wounded
In December 1943, Clarence Gomberg served in the Army as a quartermaster in the 3116th Service Command Unit and was...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Maresca, Frank W. Wounds
Two days before Frank Maresca's last day in combat, he and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 289th...
Angst, Lawrence Wounds and Suicides
The first thing that Lawrence Angst would do if he came to a soldier missing a limb was try to stop the bleeding. He...
134th Station Hospital medical personnel, Italy, 1945
Slide. The American medical officers of the 134th Station Hospital posing near the hospital. Personal caption on slide...
A medic holds a truck windshield wiper vacuum hose which is being used to suck blood from wound while a doctor works on Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"Medic holds truck windshield wiper vacuum hose used to suck blood from wound as doctor works." [1945]
A nurse administers to a severely burned American soldier, Okinawa, June 1945
Photograph. American soldier with significant burns to his face lies on a stretcher while a nurse tends to his wounds....
A nurse feeds a hospital ward full of wounded soldiers who lay in beds with mosquito nets above them at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 15 August 1944
A nurse brings food up the aisle of a hospital ward full of wounded soldiers who lay in beds with mosquito nets above...
A teenaged girl receives medical attention near St. Elia, Italy, 1944
Photograph. A 14-year old girl receives medical attention for a wounded foot. A ¾ ton truck with a canvas cover has...
A wounded soldier being evacuated by airplane in Toul, France on 25 September 1944
A wounded soldier being evacuated by airplane. Note that some identifying names and locations have been stricken in the...
A wounded soldier recieves plasma, 1943-1945
A medic and helpers administer blood plasma to a wounded soldier. "2191-25." "U.S. Coast Guard Official Picture, 3rd...
American ambulance at a medical evacuation camp, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American ambulance at a medical evacuation camp. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150328." Official caption...
American field hospitals
Slide. Several field hospitals set up in a valley. Presumably Italy. No date
American medic attends to wounded Italian girl in Castellonorato, Italy, 1944
Photograph. American medic attends to wounded Italian girl as her family stands nearby. Official caption on front: "MM-...
American medics standing outside of a field hospital
Slide. Six American medics standing outside of a large field hospital tent. Presumably Italy. No date
American medics standing outside of a field hospital
Slide. Two American medics wearing surgical aprons standing outside of a large field hospital tent. Presumably Italy....
American officers standing in front of a Douglas C-47, 1945
Side. Five American officers standing in front a a Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Location unknown. 1945
American soldier is prepped for surgery, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150335." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radioed -11-10-43 /...
American soldier wounded in the face on Rendova Island in 1943
"File No: W-MS-31-52607. Released: September 7, 1943. Aid for the Fallen - Wounded in the face by a Jap missile, this...
American soldiers eating
Slide. American soldiers eating in a field near field hospital tents. Presumably Italy. No date
American soldiers eating
Slide. American soldiers eating in a field near field hospital tents; a transportation aircraft is flying in the...
American soldiers in a chow line
Slide. American soldiers in a chow line. Presumably Italy. No date
American soldiers outside of a field hospital
Slide. Large group of American soldiers casually standing outside of a field hospital. Presumably Italy. No date
American soldiers outside of a field hospital
Slide. Large group of American soldiers casually standing outside of a field hospital. Presumably Italy. No date
American soldiers outside of field hospital
Slide. Injured American soldiers standing outside of a field hospital; medics are also in the area. Presumably Italy....

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