Acknowledgements & Bibliography

6th Armored Division medical Officers are treating a former inmate of KZ-Buchenwald, after the camp's liberation, April 1945

So far this project has been a major part of the authors' lives. It has taken a great deal of time to both research and compile. Personal contacts with other collectors, authors, and individual Veterans, have helped us gain a broader view and more insight about the organization of the Medical Department during World War 2. To all of these people, the authors are truly grateful, and we look forward to working with you all in the future too.

Our heartfelt thanks and sincere gratitude go to 1st Lieutenant Ellan J. Levitsky (ASN: N762232) and her sister 2d Lieutenant Dorothy F. Levitsky (ASN: N762231), both Nurses served with the 164th General Hospital and generously shared their personal reminiscences, memorabilia and pictures with our staff. 

The following is by no means an exhaustive list, but just a few names who really stand out for having helped with the project:

Roger Dean Jr., Todd Metzger, Paul Silva, Stein Teppen, Johan Willaert, Paul De Marteau to name just a few.

Other individuals have also contributed by helping us secure 'precious' and difficult to obtain medical data, such as Daan Meijer who helped us secure a precious Armed Services Catalog of Medical Materiel, and Didier Andres who shared part of his personal files related to "special equipment vehicles" used by the Medical Department; for which our most sincere thanks.

Our sincere thanks are also given to Lois Montbertrand, daughter of Captain Robert L. Shiner (ASN: 0-369560), US Army Dental Corps, 203rd General Hospital who has most generously provided information about, photographs of and memoirs from her father's service.

Our heartfelt thanks to Fred O'Keefe, son of Tec 5 Harold F. O'Keefe (ASN:32596985), for kindly sharing personal reminiscences, letters, and pictures from his father when serving with the 1st Air Force Clearing Station, 39th Field Hospital in World War 2.

We are truly indebted to Tec 3 James K. Sunshine (ASN:15359023), Surgical Technician, for allowing us to use some of his personal reminiscences and pictures relating to the period during which he served with the 42d Field Hospital in the European Theater.

Joanne McLaughlin, daughter of George P. McLaughlin (ASN: 31026229) , 59th Evacuation Hospital, has also provided the WW2 US Medical Research Centre with images and information regarding her father's service with above-mentioned Hospital., for which the authors are truly thankful.

We must also express thanks to Linda Hancock Houk, daughter of T/4 Harold Hancock (ASN: 32666624), 96th Evacuation Hospital, who has kindly donated items, photographs and information from her father's service with the Hospital., which has assisted in the writing of the Unit's History. The authors are sincerely thankful for her donation.

We should not forget to thank the staff of the Carentan Historical Center (France) who have generously allowed us to view, scrutinize, and photograph some very 'special' and 'scarce' medical items, part of their outstanding collection of American WW2 memorabilia. Our sincere thanks.

The authors and administrators would also like to thank Mary Nell Coblentz for her kind donation to the MRC of a WW2 booklet looking at Venereal Disease and its treatment by the US Medical Department.

Thanks are also due to Tony Honeyman, a British researcher of General and Station Hospitals who has unselfishly shared data with the authors relating to the 280th Station Hospital, among other units. The authors are truly thankful for his contribution to the website.

The MRC Staff want to thank Lynn McNulty, son of Captain Frederick J. McNulty (ASN: O-526873) for his personal contribution and assistance. He most generously provided them with a number of precious copies of WW2 Medical Unit Histories, which will no doubt help them prepare and finalize some additional articles.

Our special thanks are also given to Al Sims, son of 76th Armored Medical Battalion, 6th Armored Division, Veteran T/3 John Sims (ASN: 34180913) for his kind supply of photographs relating to his father's service for our "Photo Galleries". His website can be found here.

We would also like to thank Elmer K. Miller (ASN: 35800394), a veteran of the 100th General Hospital who generously shared his memoirs, photographs and documents with the MRC team.

Our most sincere thanks must go to Mark Christensen, son of T/4 Arthur G. Christensen (ASN:31191288), who provided us with numerous letters, pictures, and memorabilia pertaining to his father while serving with the 73d Station Hospital in North Africa and Italy, during WW2.

Personal data, pictures, and a roster were gratuitously supplied by Sgt Leo O. Morabito (ASN:32918443), who served with the 188th General Hospital. This has helped the authors compile a short history of this Veteran's stay with subject Hospital.

Pfc Charles McGrane (ASN:32746400), kindly let us have his memoirs associated with his service years spent with the 280th Station Hospital in World War 2.

The others are also anxious to extend their thanks and gratitude to Kriss Usherwood, who unselfishly shared with them numerous items from his collection for use on this site.

T/5 Floyd Freeman (ASN:15359023), kindly contributed some of his personal experiences as a Chaplain's Assistant in the 370th Medical Battalion, 70th Infantry Division.

Our gratitude goes to Sgt Everard R. Hicks (ASN:35257572), and his son Marc Hicks, who gratuitously offered a copy of the Veteran's personal WW2 Diary as well as numerous pictures to the authors, in order to help them draft a complete testimony of the Veteran's time spent with the Medical Detachment, Headquarters Battery, 924th Field Artillery Battalion, 99th Infantry Division.

Our sincere thanks to Harriet Lennard, daughter of Pvt Martin Lipschultz (ASN:32606728), a Pharmacist aboard the USAHS " Acadia", and a member of the 204th Medical Hospital Ship Company, who offered the MRC staff personal notes, pictures, and memorabilia pertaining to her father's service in WW2. Harriet also made a most generous donation to help us with the upkeep and expansion of our website. We are extremely grateful for the extra funds she kindly provided which constitute a further motivating force for us to continue our work - paying tribute to and honoring the members of the "Greatest Generation".

The MRC team would also like to thank Mary Jane Crow, niece of 297th General Hospital Veteran 1st Lt. Rita Mary Offerle (ASN: N-728651). Mary has kindly supplied the authors with a great deal of information relating to the service of Lillian Krell Swedlow, whose Testimony can be found on this site.

We must also express our sincere gratitude towards 50th General Hospital veteran T/5 Joseph B. Sullivan (ASN: 39208186). Jay kindly shared a great deal of information about his unit with the authors, including a fantastic video containing colour footage of the unit's time in Normandy.

Mark Styles, son of 1st Lt Lena R. Gelott (N 721595), 48th Station Hospital, has also provided us with a precious booklet published in 2002 by his Mother, entitled "World War II Memories – South Pacific". Nurse Gelott kindly allowed us to use some of her reminiscences and pictures relating to her WW2 service years spent with above-mentioned Hospital, for which the authors are truly thankful. We would also like to thank Jack Styles for his most kind donation to the WW2 US Medical Research Centre.

We are truly grateful to Harold R. Davis for providing us with a copy of the 105th Evacuation Hospital history which allowed us to compile and edit a short article about this Hospital unit. Harold further kindly contributed a number of pictures and personal documents belonging to his Father, Capt Albert I. Davis (O-276929) who was a Surgeon with the 105th Evac Hosp in the European Theater.

Both authors would especially like to extend their sincerest thanks to Walter Plimpton who kindly made a donation to the Centre. The money that he most kindly donated will be used to maintain and extend the website.

The MRC Staff are truly grateful to John D. Chapla, son of Captain Albert B. Chapla (ASN O-336675) who served with the 307th Abn Med Co during WW2. Thanks to Mr. Chapla's help, and based upon his indications, we were able to secure a Personnel Roster and a Map Overlay detailing the military operations of the 307th Abn Med Co in the Cotentin Peninsula via the good services of Dr. Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. of the US Army Military History Institute.

We are truly indebted to Pfc Michael R. Freeland (ASN:36582565), for kindly allowing us to use some of his personal reminiscences and photographs contained in his book "Blood River to Berlin", relating to the period during which he served with the 307th Airborne Medical Company in the European Theater.

Our heartfelt thanks go to Joan Slavin, daughter of 1st Lt. Nicholas C. D'Angelo (O-2046938), MAC Officer, who served with the 34th Field Hospital overseas. Mrs Slavin most generously shared her Father's WW2 reminiscences and provided us with numerous personal letters written by Nicholas D'Angelo to his wife Isabel while being stationed overseas. The MRC staff are truly indebted to Joan for sending many original photographs and documents related to her Father's service years which helped us compile another unique Testimony.

Special thanks to Cindy Entriken, niece of 1st Lieutenant Ila L. Armsbury (ANC: N-732002) 155th Station Hospital. Cindy generously donated the original Monthly Reports of Activities pertaining to subject Hospital, which helped us compile and edit a concise Unit History of this unit which served in Australia and the Western Pacific Theater during WW2.

We are truly indebted to Tanya and Reuben Shipkowitz, respectively daughter and son of Tec 5 Nathan L. Shipkowitz (ASN: 36679423) who served as a Surgical Technician with the 164th General Hospital in the E.T.O. They not only provided the MRC Staff with their Father’s Testimony but also supplied a large number of illustrations with which to enhance his personal reminiscences.

We must express our sincere thanks to Joe Piros, who helped us with data and illustrations relating to the 319th Medical Battalion, 94th Infantry Division, in which his Uncle Pvt Steve Tarkany (ASN: 35643219) served in World War 2.

We are truly indebted to Armand J. D’Errico for his most generous donation. This financial support will no doubt help us expand the MRC website for which we are sincerely thankful. Armand is the grandson of Major Armand J. D’Errico (ASN O-335594) who served with the 36th Evacuation Hospital in the Western Pacific during WW2. It must be noted that Armand’s Father also served, but in a later war, Korea from 1953-1954.

Our most sincere thanks to Rick Scruggs for his generous donation. The funds he contributed will help us further maintain, expand, and update the MRC website for the benefit of everyone. Rick’s Parents were married on Guadalcanal in 1944; his Mother was 1st Lieutenant Anna M. Dybing (N-731172) who served with the 48th Station Hospital, and his Father, 1st Lieutenant Richard H. Scruggs (O-675375), a B-25 pilot with the 42d Bomb Group, Thirteenth Air Force, who after being shot down and injured was nursed by Lt. Anna M. Dybing.

The MRC Staff received an original copy of the personal Journal of Colonel Thomas B. Protzman, MC, Commanding Officer of the 204th Medical Hospital Ship Company,  USAHS Acadia (period 11 Dec 42 > 31 Oct 45). This priceless vintage document donated by an unnamed appreciative reader/visitor of our Website will no doubt be treasured. The journal will be a great tool for helping us draw a complete timeline of this Hospital Ship during its WW2 service.

Our most sincere thanks go to Stephanie Strong, daughter of ARC Staff Aide Virginia C. Cooley (ARC 41350) and Private First Class Jack C. Strong (ASN 38059844), for sharing excerpts of her Mother’s Diary and illustrations from the period she served with the 188th General Hospital in the United Kingdom.

My personal thanks must go to my good friend Alain Batens, without whose help, unwavering support and steadfast dedication, this site would still be a pipe dream. Of course it was teamwork that did it and the never-ending enthusiasm of both authors;! Both of us continuously interacted, while researching, writing, reading, correcting, editing, always in search of new topics and additional data …

Bibliography:

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