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Old 05-31-2009, 01:49 PM
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My dad served in the 76th General Hospital Leige, Belgium that was "Buzz Bombed" by Goering as Ed mentions above. He remembers carrying the litters of the dead & wounded nurses & patients and his friend diving into the asphalt parking lot to avoid the next one.
Below is a partial view of the 76th General Hospital, near Liège, Belgium. Picture taken during winter 1944-45. The tented 76th Gen Hospital was hard hit on 8 Jan 45, when a V-1 'buzz bomb' struck the area, killing 24 patients and staff, injuring another 20, and causing heavy damage to installations and equipment. The unit, and most others hospitals that were hit in the region, cared for their own casualties, cleared away rubble, and kept on working ...
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