A wounded American soldier is loaded into a medic half-track

A wounded American soldier is loaded into a medic half-track

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
United States. Army.
Publication:
[1944]
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Warfare
Transportation of Patients
Military Personnel
Abstract:
A wounded soldier lying on a stretcher is being loaded into a medic half-track. There is a red cross painted on the side of the vehicle. Another soldier looks on. One of the four soldiers holding the stretcher has a red cross painted on his helmet. The ground is muddy and there are ruined buildings in the background. According to photo caption, the picture was taken in Echtz, Germany.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 photographic print : 21 x 26 cm.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101449147 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A030170
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101449147