Memoir and photograph, 1944-2002.

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Memoir and photograph, 1944-2002.

Contains a photograph of Buck and a letter that discusses his job as a medic in France and Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge and later in Germany. He also relates his trip home from the war.

2 fd. (5 p.) + 1 photograph.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7641467

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United States. Army. Medical Department

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War Department General Order no. 1 for 1904 required "every staff corps and department, regiment, battalion not forming part of a regiment, and independent troop, battery, or company" to keep "a detailed history of the services of the organization. This history will, at all times, be kept as nearly up to date as possible." From the guide to the Papers pertaining to the current history of the U.S. Medical Dept., 1905-1913, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine) ...

Buck, Russell Samuel, 1924-

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Served in World War II as a medic for the 58th Field Hospital of the US Army. He achieved the rank of Private First Class. From the description of Memoir and photograph, 1944-2002. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605920 ...