Medical items

[Vanderbilt]

These were things Dad had from his medic training.

[SARGE]

Very neat that he kept all of his course stuff.  Did he serve in a surgical hospital or a mobile unit?

 

[Vanderbilt]

....yes, he served in a unit. Don't know which one? He was badly wounded in France. He just never talked about it.

[Salvage Sailor]

Looks like he was a frostbite casualty.  I found two (2) medical admission records for your pop.

 

Full Name:  Swartz, Marshall J

Admission Age:  22

Admission Date:  Nov 1944

Admission Type of Injury:  Injury, battle

Military Service Number:  35569417

Rank:  Enlisted Man

Branch:  Medical Dept., General or Unspecified incl Enlisted Man

Length of Service:  1 Year(s), 5 Month(s)

Injured in Line of Duty:  In line of duty

Medical Diagnosis:  First Location: Foot, generally; Causative Agent: Cold Injury, Ground Type

PUBLICATION INFO

Publication Title  :U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954 (Text only collection)

 

 

Branch:  Medical Dept., General or Unspecified (incl all enlisted men)

Length of Service:  1-2 yr.

Medical Diagnosis:

Diagnosis: Condition due to reduced temperature: Trench foot, New; Location: Foot, generally; Causative Agent: Cold Injury, Ground Type

Discharge Type:

Duty (includes AWOL)

Discharge Date:  Jun 1945

Discharge Place:  Convalescent Hospital, ZI

Notes:  Invalided Home (except repatriated) during current year

Conflict Period:  World War II

Served for:  United States of America

PUBLICATION INFO

Publication Title:

U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954

 

 

[Vanderbilt]

....thanks, that's more than I ever knew.  That may explain why he never took a pension?