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Blood Transport
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Loading crates of blood at Falalop Island. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle that document the care of the wounded during the latter stage of World War II in the Pacific.
March 1945
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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TAG Operations, WWII
March 1945
TAG operations on Falalop Island in the Pacific. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle during the latter stages of the war in the Pacific.
Iwo Jima Medical Facilities
March 1945
Medical facilities, Iwo Jima plus nine. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle in the aftermath of the landing at Iwo Jima.
Loading Wounded onto Ship
February 1945
Wounded soldiers are being loaded onto a hospital ship in Iwo Jima.
Loading Wounded Soldier onto Ship
1945
Overhead view of men loading a wounded soldier onto a hospital ship.
Transportation of Wounded Soldier
1945
Two men carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher toward the back of a waiting vehicle to transport him to another location. A grass-roofed building is in the background.
Transporting Wounded Soldiers
1945
Overhead view of wounded soldiers being transported to the USS "Samaritan".
