Born: June 25, 1933
Private, United States Army Service# RA19410406 COMBAT MEDIC
I CO, 3RD BATTALION, 17TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION Date of Enlistment: July 21, 1952
Home or Place of Enlistment: Idaho Falls, Idaho Killed in Action: March 17, 1953 Location Or Battle Zone: Heartbreak Ridge |
In 1864, sixteen European states adopted the Geneva Convention to save lives and alleviate the suffering of wounded and sick persons in the battlefield, as well as to protect trained medical personnel as non-combatants, in the act of rendering aid. Combat medics and corpsmen respond on short notice, adapting quickly to current circumstances to administer first aid to a wounded soldier. Often under direct fire. Highly respected and easily identified with the Red Cross symbol on the medic’s helmet or arm band, they often became conspicuous targets for enemy snipers, and their casualty rates are high.
Medics are generally trained alongside fellow combat service members. They earn titles of Medic, Corpsman, First-Aid Man, Hospital Orderly, Litter Bearer, Ambulance Driver. In general, medics performed numerous duties to assist technicians in the various medical departments associated with the combat operation.
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