Unsung Heroes of WWI

by John Heeg

I completed this lesson when I was a teaching fellow for the National WWI Museum. As a former Hospital Corpsman I wanted to create a lesson where students would analyze documents from the perspective of healthcare practitioners during WWI. During my research, I was able to reach out to and have productive dialogue with historians that specializes on the topic such as Dr. Emily Mayhew, Dr. Gregory Archer, and Navy BUMED historian Andre Sobisinski. I enjoyed the research and wrote an essay on stretcher bearers that was published at the University of Kansas Medical Center site.