Medical support of the Army Air Forces in World War II

Cover......Page 1
Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Contents......Page 16
Tables......Page 18
Charts......Page 21
Illustrations......Page 22
Introduction......Page 24
Evolution of a Physical Examination for Flyers......Page 29
Establishment of Medical Research Laboratory......Page 34
Medical Support of Combat Mission in World War I......Page 36
The Interim Years......Page 43
Transition from Peace to War......Page 47
2. THE WAR MISSION......Page 68
The Issues Emerge: 1942......Page 73
The Issues Are Clarified: 1943......Page 90
The Mounting Crisis: 1944......Page 106
The Issues Are Partially Resolved: 1944......Page 114
MIssion Accomplished: 1945......Page 138
3. SCHOOL OF AVIATION MEDICINE AND RELATED PROGRAMS......Page 168
The School of Aviation Medicine......Page 169
The War Curriculum: SAM......Page 183
Advanced Study for Altitude Training......Page 220
Implementating the Altitude Training Program in the AAF......Page 234
Air-Sea Rescue Training......Page 242
Medical Service Training School......Page 243
4. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 254
Anthropology......Page 262
High Altitude Studies......Page 277
Acceleration......Page 307
Medical Logistics......Page 319
Medical Instrumentation......Page 327
Clinical Aspects of Aviation Medicine......Page 329
Among the Heroes......Page 364
5. AIR EVACUATION MISSION......Page 376
The 349th Air Evacuation Group......Page 390
The Flight Nurse......Page 392
AAF School of Air Evacuation......Page 395
Air Evacuation to Zone of Interior......Page 407
Contribution to Military Medicine......Page 434
Twelfth Air Force and TORCH......Page 443
The Tactical Situation......Page 448
Case History: 434th Bombardment Squadron......Page 454
Establishment of Army Air Forces, Mediterranean Theater of Operations......Page 462
Personnel......Page 472
Hospitalization......Page 479
Air Evaluation......Page 497
Special Problems of Aviation Medicine: Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces......Page 517
Health and Figthing Effectiveness......Page 532
7. MEDICAL SUPPORT OF AIR COMBAT IN EUROPE......Page 552
The Early Period......Page 553
The Eighth Air Forces......Page 558
First Echelon Medical Service for Air Combat Crews......Page 567
Eighth Air Force Central Medical Establishment......Page 571
Medical Support of the Early Combined Bomber Offensive......Page 579
Medical Support of US Strategic Air Forces in Europe......Page 583
Hospitalization Crisis: Spring 1944......Page 587
Medical Staffing......Page 595
Air Support of Ground Forces: Ninth Air Force......Page 612
Air Evacuation......Page 622
Protective Armor......Page 641
Cold Injuries......Page 660
Anoxia......Page 672
Aero-otitis......Page 680
Stress......Page 685
Disposition......Page 695
Health and Fighting Effectiveness......Page 705
Injuries and Wounds......Page 717
AAF Aero Medical Center......Page 733
United States Strategic Bombing Survey in Germany......Page 735
9. MEDICAL SUPPORT OF AIR COMBAT IN THE PACIFIC......Page 750
Hospitalization......Page 761
The Centeral Medical Esablishment......Page 776
Convalescence and Rehabliltation......Page 781
Medical Supply......Page 785
Air Evacuation......Page 791
AAF Dental Program: Case History......Page 814
Health and Fighting Effectiveness......Page 818
Sanitation......Page 847
Terrain Factors......Page 852
Native Population Factor......Page 853
Special Problems in Aviation Medicine......Page 855
Nutrition as a Health Factor......Page 863
Stress......Page 872
Disposition......Page 881
10. MEDICAL SUPPORT OF AIR COMBAT IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA......Page 900
The Early Period......Page 901
Tenth Air Force......Page 911
India-Burma Theater......Page 923
Health and Fighting Effectiveness: Tenth Air Force and AAF India-Burma Theater......Page 925
Fourteenth Air Force and AAF China Theater......Page 927
Health and Fighting Effectiveness: AAF China Theater......Page 932
11. MEDICAL SUPPORT OF THE VERY LONG RANGE (VH) BOMBER PROGRAM......Page 949
Organizing the Medical Service of the XX Bomber Command......Page 951
XX Bomber Command Moves to India......Page 954
China Bases......Page 957
Air Evacuation and Rescue......Page 960
Health and Fighting Effectiveness: China-Burma-India......Page 969
Withdrawal to the Pacific......Page 972
XXI Bomber Command......Page 974
Special Problems of Aviation Medicine......Page 980
Health and Fighting Effectiveness: Marianas......Page 983
The Final Days......Page 989
U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in Japan......Page 990
POSTSCRIPT......Page 996
GLOSSARY......Page 1002
INDEX......Page 1006