American soldier lies dead in gutter of Schevenhutte, Germany, after being hit by flak from German guns. Medics had just given first aid, to no avail. December 22, 1944. Sgt. J. A. DeMarco. (Army Surgeon General)
Private G.R. MacDonald of The Toronto Scottish Regiment giving first aid to an injured French boy, Brionne, France, 25 August 1944.
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Lance-Corporal J.W. Curtis of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps bandages the burnt leg of Marcel Frémont aged 10 as his 4 year old brother Daniel looks on.
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Here are a few photos of some of the heroic US Medics at work in the field......
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
A Medic of one of the Battalion Sections, 41st Armored Infantry Regiment (2d Armd Div), treats a wounded French girl, while a worried mother stands by. Note the Aidman still wears the camouflaged trousers. Picture taken in France, July 1944.
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Sgt. Pernell Schillcutt, a medic of the 23rd. Infantry Regiment, US. First Army, dresses the wounds of a soldier injured in Koenigsfeld, Germany. 9th of March 1945.
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
other pictures
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
A U.S. Navy Corpsman lifts the head of a wounded marine to give him a sip of water from his canteen as other soldiers relax during a pause in fighting on Guam Island, in the Marianas, in Aug. 1944 during World War II. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
A medical corpsman lies low to avoid enemy fire as he gives first aid to wounded marine on a hilltop north of Hoengsong on March 7, 1951. The Yank had received head wound moments before from machine gun fire sweeping nearby hillcrest. (AP Photo/John Randolph)
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Corpsman !!
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
A Navy Corpsman splints a fractured leg on the front lines of Iwo Jima—1945. The Marine kneeling on the left fills out a field medical card. still image from USMC combat camera film
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
A Navy Corpsman in Iwo Jima treats a Marine with a severe chest wound. Life giving plasmanate flows from the bottle attached to the M1 rifle at right. still image from USMC combat camera film
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
February 1944: A wounded marine receives treatment from a Navy medical corpsman at a jungle first aid station behind the lines on New Britain Island, New Guinea, in the Battle for the Strategic Japanese air field on Cape Gloucester during World War II. (AP Photo/U.S. Marine Corps)
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Navy corpsmen (in their Marine uniforms) are there on the front lines of combat, plasma in hand, saving riflemen's lives in the critical minutes after a wound.
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
Under every white cross of American Cemetery of Colleville (Normandy), sleeps a piece of Freedom
