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Background: The Parachute First-Aid Packet (Item # 9778500) was originally designed and used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was to be issued to every parachute wearer, and contained supplies to treat wounds which may be incurred during descent or landing. The development of the Airborne in 1942 saw this kit being issued […]

Introduction: The series of MD Chests was introduced to the Medical Department in 1942 as a means by which to transport large unit medical supplies and to enable medical units to easily redeploy. Each Chest was designated using a number, and each holding supplies for a very specialized role. Depending upon the function of the […]

Background Information: Besides bandaging, splinting, applying tourniquets, administering sulfa, and injecting morphine, Aidmen were supposed to fill out an Emergency Medical Tag for each casualty. This provided the basic records of the patient’s identity and initial treatment. During World War 2 every Medic, whether Enlisted Man, Noncommissioned Officer, or Officer, carried an EMT (Emergency Medical […]

Background: The Carlisle Model First-Aid Packet was originally designed at, and took its name from the Carlisle Barracks Military Reservation, Pennsylvania in the early 1920s, the same place where the “Medical Department Equipment Laboratory” was first established on October 1, 1920. First Aid Packets had been in use with the US Military since before the […]

Introduction: The overall scope of the Program was to hasten the return of patients to active duty. The mission of the Medical Department was “the conservation of manpower – the preservation of the fighting strength of the military forces”. Rehabilitation activities in the Office of the Chief Surgeon had already begun on the initiative of […]

Securing period data relating to WW2 Medical organizations is always very interesting for re-enactors and collectors who are looking for assistance to improve their impressions. We therefore thought that presenting some of these Tables of Organizations and Equipment might benefit our readers. The following data cover Divisions & Brigade Medical Units, Army Medical Units (assigned […]

Background Information: The ultimate purpose of all Military Training is the assurance of Victory in war! An Army must be trained to do its job in the most effective manner if it is to reach victory with the least possible losses to the country. The effectiveness of an ‘Arm’ or ‘Service’ will depend upon the […]

Background: During WW2 Medical Detachments were “attached” to each Infantry Regiment. Their mission was to help conserve the strength of the Regiment by taking the necessary preventive and sanitary measures, and provide appropriate medical and dental treatment. Officers and Enlisted Men were adequately trained in medical and other skills. EM were not only  trained for […]

Background: The Medical Battalion was a Divisional medical unit developed to furnish medical support for the Infantry Division. Its primary mission was to organize and conduct the necessary evacuation and medical care for casualties of the Division. Because of the high mobility of the Division, the installations of the Medical Battalion had to be of […]

Background Information: It was important to clearly identify Medical personnel in the field. One of the early documents, such as the “Amelioration of the Conditions of the Wounded in Armies in the Field” signed August 22, 1864, by a number of Governments, already instructed that Flag and Arm Badges worn by Medical personnel would bear […]