Item: ON10550
Original U.S. WWII D-Day Combat Medic 1st Infantry Division Bronze Star Medal Grouping
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Original item: One-of-a-kind. Private First Class Leo Guzik (ASN 35020521) was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Medical Battalion, Company B during World War Two. He took part in the D-Day invasion, earning a Bronze Star for Gallantry in Action, then received a Purple Heart for being Wounded In Action on March 24th, 1945.
Included in this group are the following items:
- Original WWII issue converted Four Pocket Ike Jacket in size 39R in excellent condition with 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One" patch on the left shoulder. Sterling Silver WWII Combat Medic Badge, Medical Corps lapel pins and Medal ribbons that include: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with an Invasion Arrowhead (D-Day) and 3 Campaign Stars, Presidential Unit Citation with Two Oak Leaf Clusters. Pair of enamel 1st Medical Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia Pins on each lapel, French Croix De Guerre Fourragère shoulder cord, four overseas service bars on the left sleeve indicating 2+ years in overseas service. The inside of the jacket is clearly ink stamped G0521 (which stands for Guzik, Army Serial Number 35020521).
- Original WWII issue Khaki Overseas Garrison Cap with correct Medical Service Piping clearly ink stamped G0521 on the interior.
- Original WWII issue engraved Bronze Star Medal that reads Leo Guzik on the reverse.
- Original WWII issue Purple Heart Medal.
- 6 WWII Photos of Guzik in Uniform 3 on original paper and 3 postwar reprints, all with descriptions in handwriting on reverse.
- Original Promotion Document dated
- Original Honorable Discharge and Separation Record.
- Copy of roster dated August 1st, 1942 of the 1st Medical Detachment naming Guzik.
- Original WWII Cooks & Bakers School Certification Document.
- Unattached English made ribbon bar for Purple Heart and ETO.
- U.S. Army Song Book.
- U.S. Army Issue German Language Guide.
- Research binder with more information and documents of Guzik's service.
Combat Medics are some of the most difficult U.S. WWII uniform groupings to locate due to the low survival rate for that assignment. Guzik was certified as both a "first aid man" and a cook, so he fought when it was required and he took care of his with well cooked meals (we hope) when he wasn't at the front.
The Medical Battalion was a Divisional medical unit developed to furnish medical support for the Infantry Division. Its primary mission was to organize and conduct the necessary evacuation and medical care for casualties of the Division. Because of the high mobility of the Division, the installations of the Medical Battalion had to be of a more temporary nature and possess increased readiness and ability to maintain contact with the different units of the Division. The Medical Battalion was thus charged with the evacuation of ALL casualties from the Infantry Battalion and Regimental Aid Stations. If for any reason, casualties could not be gathered at the Aid Stations, the Collecting Companies would remove casualties directly from the field.
The Medical Battalion was organized as a kind of ‘miniature’ medical organization in order to maintain the best operative coordination of all the existing facilities and to give flexibility to a possible expansion of the medical service when necessary. It always accompanied the Division in the field!
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