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Army Medical Department Museum preserves history, supports education
September 12, 2019 — The Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston traces its origins back to the Museum of Field Equipment established by the Medical Field Service School, or MFSS, at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, May 17, 1944... MORE

A flyer for the opening of the renovated museum in 1954.

U.S. Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage creates World War I poster series
July 24, 2018 — As a part of the World War I Centennial observance, the U.S. Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage has created a poster series that recognizes the roles of U.S. Army Medical Department personnel during the war... MORE

As a part of the World War I Centennial observance, the U.S. Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage has created a poster series that recognizes the roles of U.S. Army Medical Department personnel during the war.

AMEDD Museum upgrades honor legacy and contributions of Army medical community
June 11, 2018 — The stories and contributions of Medal of Honor recipients in Army Medicine are included in upgraded exhibits at the U.S. Army Medical Department, or AMEDD, Museum located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. George Wunderlich, AMEDD Museum director, is hoping an exhibit area dedicated to the 52 Medal of Honor recipients who served in AMEDD will be completed and open to public viewing by June 15. ... MORE

George Wunderlich, U.S. Army Medical Department Museum director, stands next to the new exhibit case holding The Command Sgt. Major Jack Clark Jr. Best Medic Award trophy and plaque displayed in the foyer of the museum. The display includes a bigger case made of dark oak wood, a photograph of Clark, the namesake for the award, and new labeling. The display is one of several exhibit upgrades and improvements, which started last year, that have been made at the museum.

AMEDD Museum exhibit explores role of Army medical personnel during World War I
April 13, 2017 — A temporary exhibit focusing on the role of U.S. Army Medical Department during World War I in treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield and the lessons they learned from the war opens at 10 a.m. April 28 at the U.S. Army Medical Department, or AMEDD, Museum located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Christopher Goodrow, U.S. Army Medical Department Museum, AMEDD Center of History and Heritage museum specialist, tends to a World War I uniform worn by Capt. Douglas Venable, who served in the war. The uniform is one of 55 artifacts that will be included in a temporary exhibit opening April 28 at the AMEDD Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, marking the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I and the role of the U.S. Army Medical Department in the war.