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Glenn Wyler

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: Medical Corps, 11th Field Hospital; Medical Corps, Troop Transport Ship USS Marine Robin
  • Location of Service: Germany; France; Augsberg, Germany; Fontainebleau, France
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2318

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"Never thought I’d be in this situation. Doctors aren’t supposed to get sick, you know." (Memoir, Volume II, page 89)

As a doctor aboard a transport ship during World War II, Glenn Wyler saw little in the way of combat action, but his ship carried everyone from American troops to German POWs and French African soldiers. He hoped his wartime duties would ease the pain of losing his fiancée, a nurse who died of polio before the war. On one of his last voyages across the Pacific, Wyler came down with pneumonia and almost died, at first stubbornly resisting medical advice he would have given any other patient.

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[ Memoir The Buzzard's Tale: A Ship's Doctor in World War II Volume I by Glenn Hanks Wyler, MD. ]
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[ Memoir The Buzzard's Tale: A Ship's Doctor in World War II Volume II by Glenn Hanks Wyler, MD. ]

About this Item

Title

  • Glenn H. Wyler Collection

Names

  • Wyler, Glenn H.
  • Wyler, Margaret

State of Birth

  • UT

Headings

  • -  Wyler, Glenn H.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Form

  • Memoirs

Extent

  • 2 items

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Medical Corps, Troop Transport Ship USS Marine Robin
    • Location of Service: Germany; France
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Dates of Service: 1944-1946
    • Military Status: Veteran

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Medical Corps, 11th Field Hospital
    • Location of Service: Augsberg, Germany; Fontainebleau, France
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Dates of Service: 1951-1953
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] -- (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/2318

Cite as

  • Glenn H. Wyler Collection (AFC/2001/001/2318), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Wyler, Glenn H, and Margaret Wyler. Glenn H. Wyler Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02318/.

APA citation style:

Wyler, G. H. & Wyler, M. (1944) Glenn H. Wyler Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02318/.

MLA citation style:

Wyler, Glenn H, and Margaret Wyler. Glenn H. Wyler Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02318/>.