Give and take: What the term ‘plasma rifle’ meant in 1943
Contributor Names Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985, photographer Created / Published 1943 Feb LC-DIG-fsa-8d25731
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, WWII. Demonstration before army doctors and officer candidates at the U.S. Army medical field service school. Bottle of blood plasma is hung on a “wounded” man’s M1903 Springfield rifle while a transfusion is administered at a collecting station.