The Snapshots in Time Collection

389th Bomb Squadron Medics at Field Aid Station, Southwest Pacific, July 28, 1944

389th Bomb Squadron Medics at Field Aid Station, Southwest Pacific, July 28, 1944

Medics of the 389th Bombardment Squadron, part of the 312th Bomb Group, tend to a patient at a makeshift aid station tent in the Southwest Pacific on July 28, 1944. Forward squadron medical facilities like this one provided immediate care for aircrews and ground personnel, often improvised from tents, packing crates, and whatever medical supplies could be brought to remote airfields supporting the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns. Project: 218267