03422nam 2200541 450 991082240630332120210224060237.01-62349-895-3(CKB)4100000011470249(OCoLC)1197947609(MdBmJHUP)muse92353(MiAaPQ)EBC6356991(EXLCZ)99410000001147024920210224d2020 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPhysician soldier the South Pacific letters of Captain Fred Gabriel from the 39th Station Hospital /edited by Michael P. GabrielFirst edition.College Station :Texas A&M University Press,[2020]©20201 online resourceWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;Number 1661-62349-894-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages [419]-433) and index.United States Introduction: Letters: March 5, 1942-January 8,1944 -- Guadalcanal Introduction: Letters: January 19-September 4, 1944 -- Angaur Introduction: Letters: September 1944-June 5, 1945 -- Saipan Introduction: Letters: June 14-December 27,1945 -- Afterward -- Appendix -- Notes."Frederick R. Gabriel graduated from medical school in 1942, entered the US Army, and was assigned to the newly created 39th Station Hospital. His letters from the Pacific theater -- especially from Guadalcanal, Angaur, and Saipan -- capture the everyday life of a soldier physician. His son, Michael P. Gabriel, a professional historian, has faithfully preserved, edited, and annotated that correspondence to add a new dimension to our understanding of the social history of World War II. Like most wartime hospitals, the 39th Station Hospital was positioned in a rear area and saw limited direct combat. And like most wartime hospitals, the 39th Station Hospital spent each day confronting the injuries and casualties of frontline combat. Gabriel supervised a ward and oversaw the unit's laboratory, serving a hospital that had provided care to four hundred patients at a time. Gabriel's letters home captured this experience and more, providing a revealing look into day-to-day life in the Pacific theater. He discusses the training of medical officers and female nurses, recreational activities such as Bob Hope's USO show, and even his thoughts on the death of FDR, the end of the war in Europe, and ultimately the horrors of the atomic bomb"--Provided by publisher.Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;Number 166.PhysiciansUnited StatesCorrespondenceWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsPacific AreaWorld War, 1939-1945Medical carePacific AreaPhysiciansWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Medical care940.547573092Gabriel Frederick R.1914-1985,1644297Gabriel Michael P.1962-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822406303321Physician soldier3990087UNINA