Coast Guardsmen Provide Blood for Saipan Casualties. Insuring a ready supply of whole blood for Marine invaders of Saipan, Coast Guardsmen set up a blood bank aboard a Coast Guard-manned attack transport just before the assault on the Japanese island stronghold. Pictured here is Coast Guardsman Albert W. Dill, chief storekeeper, of Mansfield, Mass., a veteran of several Pacific invasions, makes a contribution. Public Health surgeon Paul A. Kaufman, of New York, (center), draws the blood, assisted by pharmacist's mate Fred W. Peggs, of Grynes [Grymes] Hill, Staten Island, The blood wa
Coast Guardsmen Provide Blood for Saipan Casualties. Insuring a ready supply of whole blood for Marine invaders of Saipan, Coast Guardsmen set up a blood bank aboard a Coast Guard-manned attack transport just before the assault on the Japanese island stronghold. Pictured here is Coast Guardsman Albert W. Dill, chief storekeeper, of Mansfield, Mass., a veteran of several Pacific invasions, makes a contribution. Public Health surgeon Paul A. Kaufman, of New York, (center), draws the blood, assisted by pharmacist's mate Fred W. Peggs, of Grynes [Grymes] Hill, Staten Island, The blood was credited with saving many lives among early assault casualties.
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