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Author:

Andersen, Dean W., 1920-

Title:

Praise the lord and pass the penicillin : memoir of a combat medic in the Pacific in World War II / Dean W. Andersen.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

vii, 228 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Andersen, Dean W.,--1920-
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Pacific Area.
United States.--Army--Medical personnel--Biography.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

1. Life before the war -- 2. Rifles and bayonets: induction and training -- 3. Overseas to the land down under: Australia -- 4. A South Sea island: New Guinea -- 5. Bypassing a Japanese army: Aitape -- 6. Go Dutch: Morotai, Netherlands, East Indies -- 7. Breakneck Ridge: Leyte, Philippine Islands -- 8. Smoke 'em outta their caves: Luzon, Philippine Islands -- 9. Surrender and going home -- 10. Life after war.

ISBN:

9780786416707 (alk. paper)
078641670X (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2003016493

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

F3OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)