United States Army Medical Department Museum facts for kids
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The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum, also known as the AMEDD Museum, is located at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. This museum started a long time ago as part of an Army school in Pennsylvania. It moved to its current home in Texas in 1946. Today, it is part of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School.
The museum shows the history of the Army Medical Department. This includes how Army medicine has helped people from 1775 until now. You can learn about their work during both peace and war. The museum covers important historical events and new scientific discoveries. It also highlights the brave men and women who served.
You can watch videos that explain the history of the Army Medical Department. Two large rooms display medical tools, uniforms, medals, and special badges. The museum also has items about medical staff and even POWs from World War II.
The museum also keeps old items from the Naval Hospital Corps School Great Lakes. This school moved from Chicago to Fort Sam Houston in 2005. It is now part of the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC).
What You Can See at the Museum
The AMEDD Museum has many interesting things to explore. Here are some of the special displays:
- Dr. William Beaumont: Learn about this Army surgeon. He is known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" for his work on how our stomachs digest food.
- Brigadier General George Sternberg, MD: Discover the Surgeon General who was called the "Father of American Bacteriology." He studied tiny living things like bacteria.
- MASH Units in Korea: See how Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units worked during the Korean War. These hospitals were set up quickly near battlefields.
- Medical Air Evacuation in Vietnam: Find out about medical airlifts in the Vietnam War. Helicopters were used to quickly move injured soldiers to hospitals.
- Combat Medic Medal of Honor Heroes: The museum honors 43 combat medics who received the Medal of Honor. This is the highest award for bravery in the U.S. military. These heroes served between 1861 and 1970.
- Army Surgeons General: See pictures of almost all the Army Surgeons General. These leaders are in charge of Army medicine.
- Aftermath of the Battle of Little Bighorn: Learn about the medical care given after the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.
Outside the museum, you can see real medical vehicles. These include ambulances and a special hospital train ambulance car. There is also a Medical Combat Memorial. This memorial honors all the brave Army combat medics.
Learn More
- List of ships of the United States Army § Hospital ships: Find out about hospital ships used by the U.S. Army.
