Medical Department, United States Army. Wound Ballistics for World War II.
Abstract
Medical interest in the battle casualty as to the type and anatomic location of his wounds, the correlated visceral damage, and the causative missiles has been in evidence since the earliest days of organized combat. The founding of the Army Medical Museum during the Civil War and the resultant collection of case histories, drawings, anatomic specimens, and recovered missiles was a major milestone in the accurate documentation of wartime medical history, Notwithstanding its seeming antiquity in the light of present-day standards, the collection is of unique and unparalleled value, and its complete exploitation has never been fully realized. Near the close of the 19th century, Col. Louis A. La Garde of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, in conjunction with the Ordnance Department, conducted numerous experiments in basic wound ballistics and later extended his observations to the casualties of the Spanish-American War.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- ADA291697
Entities
People
- James B. Coates
- James C. Beyer
- Leonard D. Heaton