Beyond the Battlefield: Ove Pederson, the Unsung Medic of the Viking Battalion

In 2005 and 2006, I had the privilege of speaking with Combat Medic Ove Pederson on several occasions. Here are his amazing accounts.

“Ove was a man who could never do enough for you.” - Lester Carlson, Motorpool Officer, 99th Infantry Battalion.

Combat medics during World War II were indeed the unsung heroes of the battlefields. Serving in an incredibly challenging role, these brave men were tasked with providing first aid and frontline trauma care under the most harrowing conditions.…