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Photographer: Michael Herrick
Taken: March 29, 2011
Caption: Monument to Medical Corps Personnel
Additional Description: Combat medical corps personnel at Iwo Jima saved the lives of hundreds of the combat wounded. They treated and restored the bodies of the wounded and relieved the pain of the dying.

Survivors of the battle for Iwo Jima acknowledge with gratitude their courageous service to us and our comrades at Iwo Jima

738 medical corpsmen were killed or wounded

23 medical doctors were killed or wounded

4 Medals of Honor were awarded to the medical corps

The Iwo Jima Survivors Assn. acknowledges with appreciation and gratitude Paul Isacoff, Medical Corpsman, USN, WWII, and his wife Doris Isacoff who contributed the funds for this memorial in honor of the medical and chaplain corps.
Submitted: May 10, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
Database Locator Identification Number: p152823
File Size: 1.506 Megabytes

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