Probably Tenby, Wales: Cliff evacuation work

Original caption

Cliff evacuation work. Trained by veteran Alpine climbers in the mountains of West Virginia, Combat Medical Soldiers of the U.S. Army are tough. Armed only with 8. 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. Sure-footed, mountain-trained Army Medical Corpsmen start the steep ascent with their precious cargo - a simulated casualty on the rocky coast of Great Britain. The litter is guided by the two lead men while two guides (not in picture) keep the rope from snarling on the rocks. British Isles, 1944.

Place

Probably Tenby, Wales · approximate position

Photographer

Todd

SC number

189186

Source

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

Approximate position · Show on the photo map