Treating wounded

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Mack, Frank Segment 11
Mack was going to bring his carbine home with him. He put it in his sea bag and had all of his stuff packed around it....
Kanaya, Jimmie Segment 13
There was 1 company of tanks, 1 company of infantry and a company for support. Kanaya is not sure how they did it, but...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 16
Charles Scheffel laid there and must have passed out. His executive officer told him that Morotti [Annotators Note:...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 2
The Russians were on their way to Berlin and so was Joseph Diamond's unit [Annotators Note: the 413th Infantry Regiment...
Wahlen, George Segment 2
Aboard ship, Wahlen's platoon leader would talk to his men about what to expect when they landed [Annotator’s Note: on...
McNeil, Esther Segment 2
McNeil reported to Fort Belvoir [Annotator's Note: Fort Belvoir, Virginia] but that was too close to Washington D.C....
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 2
The young men [Annotator’s Note: at the Florida Army Air Corps base] were very eager once they learned some of the...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 3
It took Blanchard quite a while to get topside. There was a lot of smoke. The men had to move to get away from it all....
Doi, Michael Segment 3
Michael Doi did not experience and maltreatment or racism even when he went to the South but his daughter did. After...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 3
There was a guy in Joseph Diamond's outfit [Annotators Note: the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division] that...
Wahlen, George Segment 3
During the last advance Wahlen was involved in, he was called forward to treat a badly wounded marine [Annotator’s Note...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 3
Hannan wanted to get up to the front line [Annotator’s Note: during the Battle of the Bulge]. They told him as he...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 4
O'Callahan [Annotator's Note: Medal of Honor recipient US Navy Captain Joseph T. O'Callahan] was all over the place. He...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 4
The 2nd plane [Annotator’s Note: the 2nd kamikaze on 10 May 1945] that hit them hit the after engine room. He came in...
Mack, Frank Segment 4
There were little pockets of resistance [Annotator’s Note: during the first days on Okinawa]. His company started...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 4
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
Wahlen, George Segment 4
Wahlen's division used to get together after the war. His platoon leader would get them together and have each one talk...
McNeil, Esther Segment 4
In Ledo, McNeil saw every type of wound. She worked on GIs and on Chinese patients. She worked in the Chinese ward for...
Hawk, John Segment 4
Hawk arrived in England and took a C-47 across the English Channel to France. His aircraft landed on an airstrip on the...
Thatcher, David "Dave" Segment 4
The planes did not form up, instead they headed out one by one. They also did not go up to their normal cruising height...
Akins, Robert Segment 4
When the Marines were about half way down Okinawa the Japanese got around behind them. Robert Akins and some of his...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 4
Hannan and Jacques developed good camaraderie. One of the great challenges that he faced was treating both the American...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 5
When Edward LaPorta was in training all of the guys in the outfit were very good friends. After going through their...
Quintana, Ben Segment 5
At night around Henderson field the fighting was rough [Annotator’s Note: on Guadalcanal]. Quintana could only aim at...
Henderson, William Segment 5
Their first dive bombing mission was a railroad trestle in Burma. Henderson lined up over his bomb sight. He dropped...
De Mers, William Segment 5
When DeMers was wounded [Annotator’s Note: on New Guinea] he was taken by the aid men to the regimental aid station....
Monpat, Raymond Segment 5
They started taking off the most severely wounded. Another APD [Annotator's Note: a destroyer or destroyer escort...
Mack, Frank Segment 5
Mack was out of action for about 12 days. They put him right back on the line after he healed. He wanted to get back on...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 5
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
McNeil, Esther Segment 5
The patients McNeil treated were good and were grateful for every little thing the nurses did.The nurses would sit and...
Hawk, John Segment 5
After leaving the aid station [Annotator’s Note: near Chambois, France on August 20, 1944] Hawk was looked at by...
Thatcher, David "Dave" Segment 5
Thatcher was able to get his tool kit from the plane. Later in the morning there was a Chinese underground member who...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 5
Everyone in the outfit had great respect for Gavin [Annotator’s Note: Major General James "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin,...
Quintana, Ben Segment 6
When the grenade blew Quintana off the hill he does not remember if it knocked him unconscious but he does remember...
Mack, Frank Segment 6
The battle ended on June 21st [Annotator’s Note: On Okinawa in 1945]. The Sixth Marine Division went on to China. Mack...
McNeil, Esther Segment 6
McNeil doesn't think that her time in the army changed her life in any way. She was able to see the world.She feels...

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