11th Air Force Medic Group

[DocCollector1441]

This came in the mail today. I have a particular love of medic groupings from medics service overseas but in rear echelon hospitals.

 

Technician 5th Grade Frank M. St Cloud (33899736) of Baltimore, Maryland was inducted into the United States Army on 17 November 1943 and entered active service on 8 December 1943. He attended Surgical Technician School and was awarded the Medical Technician military occupational specialty. On 7 October 1944, T/5. St. Cloud was sent overseas to Alaska and assigned to the 11th Air Force Medical Detachment. He served in Alaska until returning to the United States on 10 May 1946 and was released from active duty on 31 May 1946 at Fort Meade, Maryland. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, and WWII Victory Medal.

 

 

[doyler]

Nice group.The ID cards are hard to find.

[easterneagle87]

Would these Air force medics ever be eligible for the Combat Medic Badge? Say they were on a Bomber and attended wounded? Just curious.

[DocCollector1441]

No, during WWII the criteria for the Combat Medic Badge specifically state that you would have to treat the wounded while under fire will attached to an Infantry Regiment. Moreover, with weight restrictions it is highly unlikely any of them ever flew on any type of combat mission.