History Flashcards
First hospital corps school
Dec 15 1902 in Portsmouth, VA graduated 29 first hospital apprentice
1917 hospital corps school
Was moved to Great Lakes Illinois
Waves school
January 12,1944 first school in Bethesda Maryland
DT merged
In 2005 of 1st of October with hospital corpsman
1997
The primary corps school remained in Great Lakes
Fort Sam Houston
2005 army navy and air force medical school was established
Ww2
Survival rate
97% of the corps survived pacific and Atlantic campaign
John Bradley
Pharmacist participated in flag raising on mount Suribachi
Iraq
Corpsman Served from initial invasion 2003to 2011 26 were killed
Medial of honor
22
Navy Cross
182
Distinguished service medial
33
Silver star
946
Bronze Star
1582
Naval Vessel
19 named after hospital corpsman
Robert Stanley
First medial of honor recipient
20th century corpsman
Established itself as a priceless commodity to the navy
During ww2 waves
Would break down barrels and proved themselves as valuable
WAVES
Woman accepted volunteers emergency services
President William McKinley
Gave birth to navy corps on June 17 1898
Apothecary
Greek came up with the word pharmacist in 1866 to 1898
Loblolly boys
Nickname for hospital corpsman
John wall
First loblolly boy
Joesph Anderson
First African American loblolly boy
Baymen
1870-1898 titled nurse for junior medical enlisted
Ww2 died
889 died
Ww2 battle of Iwo Jima
Half wounded
1814
Loblolly boy were rated