William J. Dolan |
William Dolan, 2003 | World War II, 1939-1946
Navy
Dental Corps, Company C, Medical Battalion, 5th Amphibious Corp
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Iwo Jima; Japan; Pacific Theater
Lieutenant
Indianola, NE
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No armed services can exist without dentists, but theyre usually assigned to duty stations well removed from the action. When the Marines recruited Naval Reserve officer William Dolan, they didnt intend for him to stay behind as they fought the Japanese on Saipan and Iwo Jima. Dolan went ashore, after getting a quick tutorial in administering anesthetic and treating patients for shock. He never lacked for work. His video interview includes 15 minutes of home movies shot on Iwo Jima by a fellow physician, John Libby, including footage of Dolan.
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