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Marty & Cindy : Unpublished Photos 17th A/B 1945 Bombed out bridge along the Rhine River with a pontoon bridge in the background. This was taken near Duisburg, Germany or near the Krupps plant that the 17th guarded after the war ended. Kenny Cavanah...

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Marty & Cindy : Unpublished Photos 17th A/B 1945 Unexploded bomb near concentration camp Kenny Cavanah photo taken in Germany or France by a professional photographer Near Duisburg, Germany Unexploded bomb. Kenny Cavanah on right....

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Marty & Cindy : Unpublished Photos 1945 The German civilians would come over during the day and tend to their gardens. They would also wash the soldiers clothes for them. Notice the wooden shoes. Photo of Red Cross mobile serving 17th...

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Combat Medic, North Shoulder, Battle of the Bulge

Category : Battle of the Bulge, Medics & Evacuations

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As the combat troops approached the fortifications of the Siegfried Line, enemy resistance stiffened and the tactical situation settled into one of a relatively static front. Opportunity was taken to regroup the medical units of First Army so that this new phase of the campaign might be more adequately covered. An area was secured midway between the army’s north and south boundaries, and the bulk of army medical units, evacuation hospitals, NP hospitals, 91st Medical Gas Treatment Battalion, the 1st Medical Depot Company, and the headquarters of the medical groups were concentrated in this area with all possible speed.
The army surgeon rearranged the army medical units to provide three identical groups. One group operated in each corps zone and was charged with the responsibility for control of army medical service. The composition of the three groups was as follows :
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99th Infantry Division (Medical) 1944-1945

Category : 099th-ID, 324th-MED, Battle of the Bulge

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HEADQUARTERS, 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Office of the Division Surgeon
A.P.O. 449, c/o Postmaster
New York, New York

28 January 1945

SUBJECT : Medical History, 99th Infantry Division.
TO : The Surgeon General, US Army, Washington, DC
(Through Technical Channels).
The Medical History of the 99th Infantry Division for the calendar year 1944 is submitted in compliance with instructions in paragraph 6, AR 40-1005, Circular Letter No. 168, 1942, No. 81, 1943, Office of the Surgeon General, and Circular Letter No. 143, 1944, Office of the Chief Surgeon, ETO, United States Army.

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