~/™ THAT DAY | ADMINISTERED BF PINTS OF. RED CROSS PLASMA _ et NE een = ~~ — ewe eiees tiple sling: hen Mb st ttonerse steebgnnbbeieete ene ee * What blood plasma darry L. Goldman, meant U.S.N., on Oulade Leaitiel ; was in a speech described at one of the by Pharmacist!s sessions the HeraldMate Goldman landed Tribune Forum heid recently in New York city. Pharmacist's vith the Marines and herewith gives a first-hand. account of his Myhat in that does the I have one ed Cross pelea and historic man who answer. save or bombs is fighting I think a life." are I war want good what around His.story this it is a know dropping Soe, you're wanted up always makes me thinkx bombardment, it call think those "Give means to and the here." I still of neal one. a ministrations follows:. of .that cry home blood man comes at to to the ac tion in do most?" American when shells, along. the lines, "Doc, from to time time, It s% to the wounded Mate of _ You see, I landed on Guadalcanal with the marines and along with two other oharmacists mates, was detailed to one of the companies pushing past Henderson “ield at the Mantanikau. My. first-sid supplies included twonty units of plasma collected by the Those American twenty units Red Cross looked from civilians like’a qappen,. Men were hit all around, of blood,. I gave him some plasma. lot of like plasma yourselves, until things commenced to One man was hit pretty badly and: lost. a lot In a few minutes I was called2d to: another part;of the line and found a man hit and suffering from shock,: All the color had left his face, and he was coid and his eyes were rolled back as if he were going to die in a moment.. I gave him some plasma, In a few min utes he was sitting up talking about his iaothor and swestheart. men to me, About one in every three needed plasma,But very there were sparingly. a few I hate times when to think our supply Then they was how it would have pretty been more available. I also hate to think how it might be if offensive, say a landing of western Murope, and our boys there to is not sixty, enough plasma to you haven't done go around,. your bit If you until you are have a nd we low if there nad to used been carry it no we get into a big major get bad ly cut up and healthy, given s tarted ag ed twenty-one your bi ood, + Plasma is also a great morale builder... When they know itts there, they snow their chances of living, even if they are hit, are multipli ed. They actually idve the plasma,, They like to joke about it afterward. . You hear a kid say, NT guess will Slood But do. that Donor those shot was a blonde.. It certainly picked me up." blonde or brunette, it makes no difference-anv healthy person's. blood In-fact, every able-bodied American should go to the n earest Red Cross Asking to last Center you boys to out and give ae his biped there taking or is it her really on the share,not asking too much, but it means a lot chin,- When you have made your ‘donation you can tell yourself, "ie 11, ‘there is one more lad who will have Red Cross blood plasma when he needs it, - It's worth doing, (Continued eel ae on page 19) \ «