Tolberg Germany Wounded Soldier In Aid Station Scene
A day after an attack a badly injured soldier with a severed right arm sits at Battalion Aid, sharing a cigarette and smiles through dirt. He fears sleep but remains upright, awaiting evacuation to a clearing station as medics treat other casualties. Lt. Ralph Weiber of Chicago is noted.
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Tolberg
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Battalion Aid
Ralph Weiber, Mac
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War Diary Echoes of a Sergeant Frontline Arm Scene
A battalion medic recalls tending a wounded man under fire and cutting free two ligaments to save his hand. The injured soldier walked back to the ambulance with no shock, praised for his guts as gin and juice soothe the exhausted medics. Battalion Aid then pivots to relief amid the attack.
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