65th General Hospital

Medical Unit
media-7245.jpeg UPL 7245 SSGT James O. Auman recuperating from being wounded on the 9 August 1944 mission. He was flying with Crew #421 - Eugene Godbout Crew as a replacement gunner that day instead of with his regular crew (Crew #431 - Robert H. Taylor Crew). The nurse in the middle and the other recuperating patient are unknown. It is known that the other wounded man was an armament specialist who had lost a thumb and part of his right hand loading bombs onto a B-24. This may be at the 65th American General Hospital.

466th BG HIstorian

Object Number - UPL 7245 - SSGT James O. Auman recuperating from being wounded on the 9 August 1944 mission. He was flying with Crew #421 - Eugene Godbout Crew as a...

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Redgrave Park

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 65th General Hospital
  • Service Numbers: 55619
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 65th General Hospital
  • Role/Job: Doctor
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron 65th General Hospital
  • Role/Job: Cook
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 65th General Hospital
  • Role/Job: Medic
The operations room of the 94th Bomb Group. 

Handwritten caption on reverse: '94BG.' On reverse: Associated Press [Stamp], 'Passed for publication 14 December 1943.'[stamp]. 

Printed caption on reverse: 'Operations Room of US Bomber Base - Key spot and heart of the planning and organization of a mission is in the operations office of a base. Manned 24-hours a day, a funnel for all the incoming information and data that is needed to plan the thousands of details to complete a successful mission. The
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 65th General Hospital
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Psychologist

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

65th General Hospital: Gallery (4 items)