I dont know an exact number, but it's the 2nd largest MOS in the army after infantry.
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I don't know the exact number, but medic is the second largest MOS in the Army, after infantry.
In the British Army, there was one, or sometimes two medical orderlies to a platoon, depending in the kind of unit the platoon belonged to.
According to The US Army Medical Department there were over 20,000 Army medics in World War 2. If you want to know about the Navy Corpsman that served with the Marines you may have to contact the Navy. I could not find a total of Navy Corpsman who served in World War 2. Try the link I added below. Thanks.
Yes, there were many US Navy medics.
Some woman were in the French Resistance. And many women served in the Soviet Red Army (russian army) And no women served in the U.S. army. In Britain, the U.S. and many Allied countries women did serve in the armed forces in World War 2 but not in a combat role. The Soviet Union was unusual in having women in combat. Obviously, in the case of resistance movements, the distinction between combat roles and others may be blurred.
The medics and doctors and nurses of each military force, The Red Cross assisted and volunteers took care of wounded troops, Marines, sailors and airmen. This was true in both the war front and the home front. Many non-wounded soldiers etc. pitched in to help the medics. This is true today as it has been in all wars or operations. united states of sanitary commission