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Show Litter Bearers in Action on New Georgia fx VI c-l f ; ' 'A ' is . r? Sfr , 1 Medical progress, coupled with speedy evacuation of wounded from combat zones to rear hospitals have been responsible for a tremendous increase in the percentage of recoveries of men wounded in this war compared com-pared with World War I. Part of the credit goes to hard-working, little-publicized litter bearers pictured lr action on New Georgia island. Top left: Still-wearing camouflage suits, bearers place wounded aboard a landing craft. Bottom left: Attendants place patients in ambulance for transfer to ship. Note the mudcaked wheel. Right: A patient Is carried out of a bomb shelter after an enemy raid. |