Capt.+Franklin+Zimmerman

1944-45
Dr. Franklin Zimmerman was drafted while in medical school after lossing by the toss of a coin to another intern. He recieved his army training in Colorado and was then shipped to India, then to Burma, and then to China. In China he worked with a medical corp that aided Chinese soldiers. While in country, movement was all done by foot due to the jungle conditions. Only small airplanes could land in the few open rice paddies. The mules that were used were shipped from the U.S. from Missouri. media type="custom" key="21485440" align="right"

His greatest accomplishments were felt by taking care of the soldiers. It was gratifying. Full transcript of interview: