World War 2: US Navy Corpsman Medical Bags and Field Medical Equipment

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US Navy Corpsman Medical Bags and Field Medical Equipment
In the US Army, the medical personnel is called the Medic.
In the Marines, the medical personnel is called the Corpsman or Doc.
Most gear issued to the US Navy Corpsman was no different then what a Marine was issued, but there were specific pieces. Mostly the bags they carried contained numerous medical supplies through out the central Pacific campaigns. There was an effort made to distinguish the Navy Corpsman uniforms from the Marines; however, it was found that it was safer to not make them potential targets. One of the men in the famous Iwo Jima photographs was a Navy Corpsman.
You will be able to see the numerous medical equipment and contents in the medical bags as used by the Navy Corpsman during their deployments with the Marines. The main things you do see are a lot of bandages. There will be scalpels and cutting tools, plasma and plasma bag, morphine for pain, Atabrine tablet, iodine, bandage compress, gauze, sutures, foot powder, and other medical gear.
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[@67398404]

As a Navy Corpsman in the Vietnam War I found this to be very interesting. My father was a PhM2c aboard the USS Barnett, an Attack transport during WW2, and I was FMF with the 1st Marines, 69-70. Our medical bags were unit ones, but they were way to small for our needs. I made up my own "unit one" out of two demo bags, witch were made to carry, and transport C4 explosives. I tied them together at the top to carry them over my shoulders. Also the cloth bandoliers that the M-16 ammo came in was perfect for carrying toe small sized field dressing because one would fit perfectly in each pocket. You make due with what you have!

[@jameswhoneedstoknow5148]

That's an amazing story thank you for your service

[@joecoppens]

"Unit 3", or any other unit number refers to the contents of the bag. Unit 1 - Medical Officer, Unit 2 - Dental Officer, Unit 3 - Hospital Corpsman, Unit 4 - Dental Assistant, etc etc. The first (smaller) bag you showed is a 14-280 pouch. The later, expandable models were 14-450's.

[@RiflemanMoore]

Amazing stuff, brilliant that you've put out so much USMC related information online free to view.

[@mupdegraph]

Pretty sure corpsman marked their bags "left" and "right" because different items went in different pouches. Like in the army, most of the bandages and other medical supplies would be in the right bag, while a few bandages, a large dressing, and your emt booklet may go in your left bag.

[@Thenotfunnyperson]

I agree. They were probably pre- stocked when issued. Also certain companies want all of the medic bags stocked the same. That way if you grab a fellow medics pack. You already know where everything is.

[@RiflemanMoore]

The Australian First Field Dressing and Shell Dressing are a standard British pattern, interesting that the US used them, makes sense of course. The FFD is the British Empire/Commonwealth equivalent of the US Carlisle dressings, one packet issued to each man, the design actually dates back to 1899!

[@nathanschachle7311]

The Marines used Australian bandages because Australia is closer than the United States. It was cheaper to ship. Plus, the bandages took up to much space on ships, that space could be used for Firearms, Artillery and K rations.

[@RiflemanMoore]

Nathan Schachle As I said it makes sense.

[@simon92002]

Yes, I've been waiting for another video for weeks now!

[@kevingross6417]

Wonderful collection, thanks for sharing

[@ZOV24-2-22]

Really Beautiful Collection There Mate

[@arteompisarchuk8236]

I really want to get into reenacting as a corpsman and thus was very interesting and helpful. Keep making more videos.

[@millerzion6863]

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[@robertgenesis9278]

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[@kaceconner2774]

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[@millerzion6863]

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[@robertgenesis9278]

@Miller Zion glad I could help :D

[@___xxshanexx___3593]

I like this guys voice

[@GabeNewellDFTBA]

And with a yoke with two bags you could use litter bearing straps to support the weight of the grunt.

[@colbymagill5869]

That is not a plasma bag, it is part water desalting kit from aircraft/life raft emergency kits.

[@gogurtz1738]

Marines: Hey doc, I feel sick! Corpsman: Here’s ibuprofen, drink water, and change your socks. Marines: but... doc I’m actually feel sick! Corpsman: drink water and change your socks!

[@TheRealWilliamShaw]

Motrin every time

[@kimberlainodriscoll4781]

I'm a corpsman from the 80's. Served with 1st Marines. A marine came to me reporting of pain when he lifted his right arm up and back. I said "Don't do that" and sent him back to the work detail he was trying to get out of.

[@jordanfields8183]

Cool gear

[@neldarodgers7554]

My dad was a medic in the Navy. He has opened up more about this to his family.

[@demamccann7068]

The navy N3 HBTs were also a slightly darker color than the marine Corp P41s

[@ss0238]

Dryer is running in the background. The wife don't care.

[@gregdupre5411]

Very informative. It answered my query. I notice that you have a few British /Australian Shell dressing in the Corpsman's medic bag. How did they get there? Were they regular items supplied from Australia? Also, sorry, but perhaps the washing machine should be switched off in future. Bad sound.

[@jerrythegerman1542]

I have the same type of late war unit 3 bag but in od7.

[@dylanboyd4886]

my dad was a corpsman

[@jaygonztx]

QUESTION: I think i've listened to every Iwo Jima veteran interview available on KZbin and a few have mentioned Corpsmen being issued little bottles of liquor (the kind you would get on an airplane) to give to Marines. Anyone know more about those?

[@jameswhoneedstoknow5148]

I have a USN hbt jacket that was issued to a marine

[@Joejoe-fd9xt]

Were were these videos filmed

[@wardwind5013]

Didn't they have other colors for their symbol? Anyone know?

[@raider_militaria]

Morphine is 100% illegal to own without a prescription for it.

[@kimberlainodriscoll4781]

Morphine is a common item in a military medical bag when you're in combat. I'm a corpsman from the 80s. I served with the 1st Marines. In non combat situations, a lot of the items shown in this demo would not be in my bag because they weren't needed. In combat though, I had the authority to do whatever I had to to save a life, including emergency field surgery, which I was trained to do. My job was to make sure that marine still had a pulse when he finally made it back to a surgeon. How I did it was up to me.

[@James_george]

Anyone know if you can get repro corpsman bags, the second pattern

[@TheRealWilliamShaw]

If youre still looking, atthefront offers them again at the time of this reply.

[@James_george]

That was a year ago I’m good now

[@masonwong8007]

I’m imagining some dude going over a FILBE mainpack and an IMTV flak in sixty years

[@alexiswinterborn6873]

very interesting, but the audio was difficult to understand.

[@SergeantFrostBiteMcCoyNunez]

+Alexis Winterborn Yeah.

[@bobbieschke599]

Morphine, not atropine?

[@ernestbottomer8065]

Hm/3 with 2/4 Carried morphine and atropine and serum albumin.

[@highchamp1]

Why do they not train Marines? Why use Navy personnel? Training and Field wise it doesn't make much sense.

[@GabeNewellDFTBA]

The marines needed to be a mobile tough fighting forces who capture objectives fast and worry about casualties later. Medics have to do a LOT of work to keep a casualty stable before litters show up. It was easier to use navy personnel because you didn't have to train them so extensively, as most of the guys capable of medical application weren't exactly the brutes the marines wanted. Also, the fact that a corpsman would go back to battalion aid with the casualty and assist orderlies and litter bearers along the way, and to keep track of paperwork. So after a casualty, the corpsmen would be gone from battle for a view hours til he could get back up to the front with an infantry escort. probably in a replacement unit.

[@nathanschachle7311]

highchamp1 Because medics are non-combative troops, the basis of the Marine Corps is the fact that every marine is a rifleman, the Corps don't have any non-combat troops.

[@highchamp1]

Force Recon? Modern warfare is more complex than WWII Infantry beach assaults. I think they may change their minds. Until then Colonial Space Marines.

[@nathanschachle7311]

highchamp1 force recon marines were trained as riflemen in basic training.

[@kimberlainodriscoll4781]

@@nathanschachle7311 While that is technically true as per the Geneva Convention, a corpsman is now trained to be a combatant as well. When I was a corpsman serving with the 1st marines, I was skilled with the M14 as well as M16, in addition to my .45 and later 9mm sidearm. Some corpsman that I served with were skilled in heavy machine guns (M60 and 50 cal) and even mortars. Times change as the world does. When it gets up close and ugly with an enemy that doesn't observe Geneva Convention rules, that non-combatant status will get you killed.

[@bobbieschke599]

Go Navy, uncle Pharmacist mate, dad Corpsman Korea, me Corpsman Vietnam......