And to really get under their skin, he left a pile of really old Japanese magazines in no-man's land.
And to really get under their skin, he left a pile of really old Japanese magazines in no-man's land.
Army Dentists, tougher and harder than we knew.
[Army Dentists] “participated in Pacific landings, in assaults on Europe’s fortified lines, and in airborne attacks in the Mediterranean. One dentist served as commanding officer of an infantry regiment, and another was dropped by parachute into Greece late in 1943, aiding the Greek guerillas and organizing a medical service for them until that country was liberated in 1945.
After liberation of Greece this officer was instrumental in obtaining the release of British officers held as hostages by leftist Greek forces. For his efforts he received the Order of the British Empire as well as Greek and American awards.46 Recognized and unrecognized instances of heroism and exceptional devotion to duty were too numerous to be discussed in detail.
In addition to those receiving the Purple Heart for wounds received in action, 384 dental officers received other awards as follows: Legion of Merit, 24; Silver Star for gallantry in action, 10;Soldier’s Medal, 2; Bronze Star, 347.47 In October 1945 Maj.Gen. Robert H. Mills, who had been Director of the Dental Division, SGO, during more than 3 years of war, was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award for outstanding administrative duties.
From 7 December 1941 through 31 December 1946,48 116 dental officers died from all causes. In this period, 20 dental officers were killed in action; 60 dentists were wounded, 5 of whom died; 38 were made prisoners of war, of which number 12 died (including 2 shown among the 20 killed in action), and 1 reported missing in action who subsequently returned to duty. (There were a total of 91 nonbattle deaths, 10 of which occurred while in a prisoner of war status.)”
https://achh.army.mil/history/corps-dental-wwii-chapteriv-wwii
