Archive for August 2025
Documentary: Navy Medicine at War: Stepping Stones To Tokyo
Ensign Jane Kendeigh administers aid to US Marines on Iwo Jima. She was one of the first two flight nurses to treat Marines in combat during WWII.
Read MoreBattle Station Sick Bay
“During that hurricane, one of the engineers came up from the engine room and put his hand over the knife-edge of the hatch just as a wave knocked the hatch down and smashed all his fingers. The only place a doctor had to do surgery on those old four-pipers was the wardroom mess table. I…
Read MoreNavy Medicine At Normandy D-Day
It’s one thing to read accounts of combat. It’s an order of magnitude higher when you can watch a documentary containing footage of that battle and hear veterans who were there narrating their experiences. I have been reading about the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, during World War II, for 60 years. I’ve read books, watched…
Read MoreModel Showing USS Franklin Battle Damage
Memorial service held on USS Franklin’s hangar deck after the 19 March 1945 attack.
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