Hospital on Wheels by Leo Ours, Jr. is a compelling World War II story of national proportions.
It’s an inspiring, true story of the sacrifice and courage of his father, a World War II soldier
and those serving in a WW II MASH unit, the 662nd Medical Clearing Company. It eloquently depicts
the sacrifices and values of the “greatest generation” that left home to fight in Europe to
preserve the values and liberties we enjoy today. Hospital on Wheels is a moving portrait of a
company of men that landed on the Normandy beaches and traveled across France, Belgium and Germany
fighting to save the lives of those wounded in the war and those they liberated in the Nazi
concentration camps."
—Senator Bob Dole, ...
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It describes the travels of a duffel bag-and my father, a medical technician, who
carried the bag from the time it was issued in Ft Thomas Kentucky, throughout World
War II and their subsequent return home in 1945.
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About the Author
Leo Ours, Jr.
Leo E. Ours, Jr. a native of Huntington West Virginia, attended Huntington High,
Huntington East High and Marshall University. He graduated from Beckley Junior College
now the Mountain State University and Glenville State College where he received
his Bachelor's degree.
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