@MedFlightDoc

Flight Physician with University of Wisconsin Med Flight. Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine. HEMS. Private Pilot. Archaeology/History.

 Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Joined June 2013
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Another great evening spent keeping our Wisconsin Badgers fans safe and healthy! 🏟️🏈🩺 @MedFlightDoc @UWEmerMed
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Whether from the sidelines or soaring high overhead, we’ve got our stadium covered. Just another reason we are passionate about emergency medicine and proud to be Wisconsin Badgers ❤️🖤🤍 #EMbound #whyUWEM @UWEmerMed @UWMedFlight #uw175
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Thank you @MadisonWIFire for coming out to practice emergency management with our @BadgerFootball staff this evening!
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Today we remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, doubly appropriate to remember Lt. Frank Fazekas, our first archaeological recovery. He was shot down over #France OTD in 1944 flying a P-47 near Saint-Omer. He is now in @ArlingtonNatl @usabmc @dodpaa @UWMadison
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Busy afternoon with all 3 @UWMedFlight HEMS teams bringing patients to @UWHealth at the same time. 50+ years of physician experience, 40+ of nursing experience, 30+ of pilot experience...the people make the program. @ATACCFaculty @MadtownEM @AMPAdocs @UWEmerMed @NAEMSP @DipRTM
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A painting was created of the last moments of the “Shirley D” on 23 Dec 1944. We believe it was commissioned by a family member of one of the crew, but a copy was purchased and hangs in our offices at @UWMadison @dodpaa
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Cheers to all involved — we brought him home. 🦅🇺🇸
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A few days later, the AGRS was able to identify and account for 2 of the crewman who had remained onboard, but it wasn’t until over 75 years later, after an archaeological dig in the hot summer heat, that the final crewmember would be accounted for. 5/🧵
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A witness reported that “Shirley D” took damage to the right engine, resulting in a massive fire. 4 crewman bailed out, while 3 remained onboard as it crashed into Belgian soil. 4/🧵
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On December 23rd, Stevens was a gunner aboard a B-26F “Marauder” aircraft, nicknamed “Shirley D”, which was shot by anti-aircraft fire while returning from a bombing raid. 3/🧵
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In 1944, Stevens was assigned to the 557th Bomb Squadron, 387th Bomb Group, Ninth U.S. Air Force, in the European Theater of Operations. 2/🧵
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I’m proud to announce that U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sergeant, Henry L. Stevens, of Monroe, Louisiana, who was killed during WWII at age 23, has been accounted for thanks to archaeological efforts in Belgium. @dodpaa @UWMIARIP 1/🧵
An old black and white photograph of the side of the Shirley D plane with the writing shown on the side of the plane as well as the nose and front wheel

ALT An old black and white photograph of the side of the Shirley D plane with the writing shown on the side of the plane as well as the nose and front wheel

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We are honored to announce that our latest case in partnership with @dodpaa is now closed, and SSgt Stevens has been accounted for. He was shot down 23 Dec 44 outside Bastogne #Belgium and MIA for 79 years until our @UWMadison and @UWSystem team recovered him. @StateRelations
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On excavating the site, they successfully recovered parts of the aircraft along with human remains. Following forensic and DNA analysis, the remains were identified as those of the pilot, Lt Frank Fazekas. #POWMIA #youarenotforgotten Crash site: ncap.org.uk/feature/missing-… 04/End
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An initial search for the site, based on local eye-witness reports, failed to locate the aircraft. They then sourced an image from NCAP, taken 2 days after the crash, on 29 May 1944. This then enabled them to precisely locate the aircraft impact point on modern mapping #POWMIA 3/
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In 2016, a joint team from DPAA & the University of Wisconsin-Madison travelled to northern France to find the crash site of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.  They spent 3 weeks searching for the wreckage of the aircraft, which had crashed on 27 May 1944. #POWMIA 2/
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NCAP holds worldwide aerial photography, inc. military reconnaissance images from WW2 & the Cold War. The US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency uses our collection to help locate lost airmen, including this poignant story of an airman lost shortly before D-Day. #POWMIA 1/
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We thank Dr. Wubben for his dedication and service to the Wisconsin Idea and to remarkable patient care. @UWMedFlight @UWHealth @MadtownEM @AMPAdocs @UWBadgers #WhyUWEM
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Whether with @UWMedFlight or his time as President of the @AMPAdocs, to global health or the @UWMIARIP, or his long-time tenure as a WMAA board member and his committee work within the medical school, we are fortunate to have leaders like Dr. Wubben as @UWEmerMEd faculty.
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Congratulations to Ryan Wubben, MD, who celebrates 20 years as UW faculty this month! Dr. Wubben (@MedFlightDoc) is a clinical professor in the BerbeeWalsh Dept. of Emergency Medicine, a flight physician with @UWMedFlight, @UWBadgers EMS medical director, and an @uwsmph alumnus.
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