Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Hubert Menno Amstutz Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 97th Evacuation Hospital, 1st Army
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/5141
At 41, Hubert Amstutz was older than your average enlistee in 1942, but as a practicing physician he had a lot to offer the U.S. Army. He trained at the University of Pennsylvania in surgery on "everything from the neck up." Amstutz became an important member of the medical team that worked in the days after the Normandy invasion to treat soldiers with wounds in the most vulnerable areas of the anatomy. Interviewed at the age of 101, Amstutz displays a remarkable memory for the details of those perilous times.
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About this Item
Title
- Hubert Menno Amstutz Collection
Names
- VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio
- Amstutz, Hubert Menno
- Ruby, Stacia
Home State
- Ohio
Headings
- - Amstutz, Hubert Menno
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 97th Evacuation Hospital, 1st Army
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran landed on Utah Beach on 6/17/1944. Amstutz was a surgeon and operated on approximately 400 injured troops.
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-10-09)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2004; 2002-10-09)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2001-10-22)
- Photograph: Digital print [5 items] -- Photograph (collected 2003)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-10-09)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/5141
Cite as
- Hubert Menno Amstutz Collection (AFC/2001/001/5141), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video