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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 […]
Introduction: Food supplied by the Quartermaster Corps to the Armed Forces has always been among one of the most important items of military supply. Food must be adequate in quantity, varied enough to provide all the ingredients of a properly balanced diet, and acceptable to the soldier. To furnish energy, the doughboy’s diet must contain […]
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: Army Regulations No. 850-5 governed “Markings of Clothing, Equipment, Vehicles, and Property”. Specific paragraphs covered a variety of subjects, such as registration markings, unit markings, tactical markings, special markings, markings for animal-drawn vehicles, and markings for tractors and tanks. The very first Army Regulations specifically dealing with “Markings of Vehicles” came out September 15, […]
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 […]
This article has been produced to offer a brief overview of the Medical Department during the Second World War. Many of the features which are included in this article can be found in more detailed articles referring exclusively to that subject. For more detailed information regarding the Identification of Medical Personnel, please click here. Background […]