Probably Tenby, Wales, 1944: Cliff evacuation work

Original caption

Cliff evacuation work. Trained by veteran Alpine climbers in the mountains of test Virginia, Combat Medical Soldiers of the U.S. Army are tough. Armed only with a small kit of first aid materials, they go into the front lines to administer to the wounded under fire and return to carry the stricken men to safety. A 500-patient receiving station is set up in the amazingly fast time of 15 minutes and each man is skilled in first aid treatment, the use of sulpha drugs and the use of morphine. In a medical soldier exercise by U.S. troops on the coast of Great Britain, the patient is wrappped in blankets and lashed securely to the litter. Meanwhile the guide rope to the top is fastened to the head of the litter. British Isles, 1944.

Date

1944

Place

Probably Tenby, Wales · approximate position

Photographer

Todd

SC number

189185

Field number

ETO-HQ-44-2392

Source

U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

Approximate position · Show on the photo map