World War II Honoree

Rollin L. Bauchspies

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mrs. Kathryne Miller

Relationship

Daughter

DEPARTED FOR ENGLAND IN JULY 1942 IN COMMAND OF THE 51ST MEDICAL BATTALION. IN OCTOBER 1942 TRANSFERRED TO COMMANDER, 38TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL AND LANDED AT THE PORT OF ANZIO, ALGERIA AS PART OF OPERATION TORCH, INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. THEN TRANSFERRED TO COMMANDER OF THE 16TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL. IN SEPTEMBER 1943 LED UNIT ON A D-DAY AMPHIBIOUS LANDING AT SALERNO, ITALY AS PART OF OPERATION AVALANCHE, INVASION OF ITALY. IN FEBRUARY 1944, REASSIGNED TO SURGEON, VI CORPS AT ANZIO, ITALY. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ANVIL, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AT THE GULF OF ST. TROPEZ, THIRD D-DAY AMPHIBIOUS LANDING. REMAINED VI CORPS SURGEON UNTIL MARCH 1945, WHEN HE WAS GIVEN COMMAND OF THE 177TH GENERAL HOSPITAL IN LE MANS, FRANCE. JUNE 1945, REASSIGNED TO COMMAND THE 102D GENERAL HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND AND RETURNED WITH THIS UNIT TO FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON IN ANTICIPATION OF REDEPLOYMENT TO THE FAR EAST THEATER. THIS WAS CANCELLED BY V-J DAY. REASSIGNED TO THE MEDICAL FIELD SERVICE SCHOOL AT CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA.