Graves registration in the 4th Armored Division
In this article we take a look at graves registration within the 4th Armored Division
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First Convoy to Bastogne.
The first convoy to Bastogne helped to evacuate many of the 1150 wounded soldiers in the city. This is its story.
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Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski – Part 6
This is part 6, the final part, in the series on Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski. He served as a Surgical Technician in Company C, 46th Armored Medical Battalion. Germany Early March 1945, after a period of rest in the south of Luxembourg, C/46 moved into Germany. Joseph took a photo of the first building that
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Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski – Part 5
This is part 5 of a multi-part series on Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski, who served as a Surgical Technician with Company C, 46th Armored Medical Battalion. In this part, we look at his service during the Battle of the Bulge and his leave to Paris. Battle of the Bulge On December 19th, 1944 Company C,
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Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski – Part 4
This is part 4 in a multi-part series on Tec5 Joseph N. Korzenioski. He served as a Surgical Technician in Company C, 46th Armored Medical Battalion. This part will focus on the period of time the 4th Armored Division stayed in England and the first period of combat in France up to the Battle of
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Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski – Part 3.
This is part 3 in a multi-part series on Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski, who serves as a medic with Company C, 46th Armored Medical Battalion. It will focus on the training period of the 4th Armored Division at the Desert Training Center, California, and Camp Bowie, Texas. En route to California Desert Training Center On
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Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski – Part 2.
This is part 2 of a multi-part series on Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski, who served in Company C, 46th Armored Medical Company, 4th Armored Division during WW2. In this series I tell his story using the fantastic photos that he took during his service. Part 1 focussed on his induction into the Army and his
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Tec5 Joseph N. Korzeniowski – Part 1.
Researching the medics of the 4th Armored Division and publishing the findings on this website has enriched my life in many ways. The most exciting experiences that it brings me are when people contact me with questions about the service of their veteran relatives or share information on a veteran’s service with me. Recently, Joe
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A street in Coutances, France
These famous photos show medics of the 4th Armored Division treating a wounded man on a sidewalk. They were taken on July 30th, 1944 in a street in the city of Coutances, France. After doing some more research, I found that an incredible amount of photos (as well as color film) were taken in the
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Antibiotics use in the ETO during WW2 by the US ARMY.
Between June 1944 and VE-day some 175.000 GIs were admitted to a US Army medical installation in the ETO due to an infectious disease. Only 314 of these men died from these infectious diseases (0,02%). The total number of men admitted to a US Army medical installation for battle injuries in the ETO was 393,987.
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