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USS Samaritan. Patient being brought aboard.[Litters.][Hospital ships. Transport of sick and wounded.][Scene.] Samaritan (AH-10)


According to Wikipedia, "After a brief overhaul at Espiritu Santo [in September 1944], she served as base hospital at Ulithi until 16 February 1945, when she sailed for Iwo Jima." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samaritan_(AH-10)

11/20/1944

Navy Medicine Historical Files Collection - Hospital Ship series

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USS Samaritan. Patients being brought aboard.[Boats.][Litters.][Hospital ships. Transport of sick and wounded.][Scene.] Samaritan (AH-10)

According to Wikipedia, "After a brief overhaul at Espiritu Santo [in September 1944], she served as base hospital at Ulithi until 16 February 1945, when she sailed for Iwo Jima." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samaritan_(AH-10)

11/20/1944

Navy Medicine Historical Files Collection - Hospital Ship series

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USS Samaritan. Evacuation patient from tug to Samaritan. [Hospital ships. Transport of sick and wounded.][Scene.] Samaritan (AH-10)


According to Wikipedia, "After a brief overhaul at Espiritu Santo [in September 1944], she served as base hospital at Ulithi until 16 February 1945, when she sailed for Iwo Jima." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samaritan_(AH-10)

11/20/1944

Navy Medicine Historical Files Collection - Hospital Ship series

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USS Samaritan. Patient being brought aboard.[Litters.][Hospital ships. Transport of sick and wounded.][Scene.] Samaritan (AH-10)

According to Wikipedia, "After a brief overhaul at Espiritu Santo [in September 1944], she served as base hospital at Ulithi until 16 February 1945, when she sailed for Iwo Jima." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samaritan_(AH-10)

11/20/1944

Navy Medicine Historical Files Collection - Hospital Ship series

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USS Solace - Iwo Jima. LSM approaches with marine casualties, Mount Suribachi and the USS Samaritan. [Boats.] [Hospital ships. Transport of sick and wounded.] [World War 2. Pacific Theater.] [Scene.] WWII Pacific - Iwo Jima.

02/23/1945; Number 47

See "Beyond Heroism: Hospital Corpsmen and the Battle for Iwo Jima," by André B. Sobocinski, Historian, US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery at navymedicine.navylive.dodlive.mil/archives/13023 for more information.

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