Marines In Forest Green: WWII Navy Corpsman 14-450 Medical Pouch Unit-3 Bag Contents list for Bandages and Equipment.

The list of item medical Unit-3 contents that went in the two US Navy 14-450 Medical pouches as used by Corpsman in attached to the Marines in WWII. Going into the depth of studying these bags there is a lot of misinformation on actually went into the bags. Although the Navy did use Army bandages and medical supplies, I tend to see a lot of WWII Army, Civilian and Postwar medical items in photos of "WWII Corpsman Layout" photos. More importantly items with the proper Navy Contract numbers are seldom seen in such layouts. I still have yet to see a proper layout of WWII Navy Contract Items online for collectors, living historians and reenactors. All my research tends to be limited to Iwo Jima Navy Corpsman in the 5th Marine Division. A special Thank You goes to Jeff Warner for allowing me to scan the list from his book Sailors in Forest Green. This will be a in progress listing as I find items to add to the list.

Field Medical Unit No. 3 Hospital Corpsman's (Left Pouch)

2-030 BADGE, Arm, Red Cross 1x

2-110 BANDAGE, Gauze, Compressed, 3 Inch 12x

2-395 DRESSING, Battle, Small 10x

7-150 PENCIL, Indelible 1x

13-200 TAG, Diagnosis 20 in pkg 1 set

(Right Pouch)

1-495 MORPHINE TARTRATE, 0.032 gm, 1 1/2 cc. tube with sterile needle 5 in pkg 2x

1-885 SPIRIT OF AMMONIA, aromatic, tube and paper cup 4 in pkg 2x

1-1185 TINCTURE OF IODINE, MILD, 10cc applicator vial 3 in pkg 2x

2-030 BADGE, arm, red cross 1x

2-110 BANDAGE, gauze, compressed, 3 inch 12x

2-130 BANDAGE, triangle, compressed 3x

2-395 DRESSING, battle, small 4x

2-830 PINS, safety medium 12 per pkg, 2x

2-1305 TOURNIQUET, instant 1x

3-765 SHEARS, bandage, 7 inch (Lister) 1x

6-125 JACKKNIFE, 1x

14-285 CASE, scalpel and forceps, canvas, complete 1x

(General Contents)

14-450 POUCH, canvas, individual equipment, empty 2x

14-540 STRAP, canteen, individual equipment 2x

14-545 STRAP, cantle ring, individual equipment 2x

14-550 STRAP, litter/utility, individual equipment 2x

14-560 SUSPENDERS, Pouch, individual equipment 1x

Field Medical Unit No. 3 Hospital Corpsman's (Left Pouch)

2-030 BADGE, Arm, Red Cross 1x This style Red Cross armband I identify as a Navy style. This specific one was from a WWII Navy Corpsman grouping. I have seen quite a few of these buckle style armbands in Corpsman groupings and period WWII Photos of bag layouts.

2-110 BANDAGE, Gauze, Compressed, 3 Inch 12x The Stock Number was stamped on the larger box, although the bandage itself had the Navy Contract number. This is the style that is seen in a period WWII Corpsman bag layout.

2-395 DRESSING, Battle, Small 10x

7-150 PENCIL, Indelible 1x This indelible pencil came out of WWII Civil Defense Medical kit, although a period WWII pencil this is not a Navy issue pencil. It's my opinion that the pencils were a civilian produced type, although I haven't confirmed this.

13-200 TAG, Diagnosis 20 in pkg 1 set

(Right Pouch)

1-495 MORPHINE TARTRATE, 0.032 gm, 1 1/2 cc. tube with sterile needle 5 in pkg 2x

1-885 SPIRIT OF AMMONIA, aromatic, tube and paper cup 4 in pkg 2x. Two of these packages were included in the bag. Each package carries four glass tubes filled with ammonia, which were to be broken and could be consumed by mouth or as an inhalant. The "cups" were envelopes that were included in the package.

1-1185 TINCTURE OF IODINE, MILD, 10cc applicator vial 3 in pkg 2x (Photo courtesy of Richard King

2-030 BADGE, arm, red cross 1x See Above

2-110 BANDAGE, gauze, compressed, 3 inch 12x See Above

2-130 BANDAGE, triangle, compressed 3x. This is proper Navy packaging with the correct Navy contract for the Triangular bandage.

2-395 DRESSING, battle, small 4x See Above

2-830 PINS, safety medium 12 per pkg, 2x Of what I can gather from looking at original photos of Unit-3 content layouts, it appears both the Navy and Army used civilian procured Safety Pins for their medical kits. Most likely the Stock Number was stamped on the master box. This is one brand made safety pin set that is commonly seen in WWII medical layouts.

2-1305 TOURNIQUET, instant 1x

3-765 SHEARS, bandage, 7 inch (Lister) 1x According to the list the Shears, bandage should be 7inches long. The shears pictured here are 6 inches long but are of Navy issue with MD USN stamped on the handle. Will update when I locate a 7 inch pair.

6-125 JACKKNIFE, 1x There are a few manufacturing styles of jackknives that were used by Corpsman, the first one pictured has the MD USN stamped on the blade.