US Army medical unit conducts target practice and eats

Identifier
irn1003125
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.189.1
  • RG-60.3642
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Biographical History

Colonel Alexander Zabin, MD was an American soldier from Malverne, Long Island, New York. As part of General Patton's 3rd Army, he served with the 4th Auxiliary Surgical Group. He landed on Normandy Beach on D-Day plus 1 and worked in the first US Army field hospital set up in France. He was with the 3rd Army through the campaigns in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Czechoslovakia. Dr. Zabin returned to New York in October 1945.

Scope and Content

American soldiers (US Army) in an open field for target practice. The unit's medical truck is visible in the BG, identifiable by the large red cross on the side of the truck. VS of the members of the unit shooting guns, setting up targets, sorting ammunition, talking, etc. The soldiers take a break: CU of a soldier smiling, sitting down on the ground to eat a sandwich and soup.

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