Hospital on Wheels by Leo Ours Jr. is a compelling World War II story of national proportions. It’s an inspiring, true story of the sacrifice and courage of his father, a World War II soldier and those serving in a WW II MASH unit, the 662nd Medical Clearing Company. It eloquently depicts the sacrifices and values of the “greatest generation” that left home to fight in Europe to preserve the values and liberties we enjoy today. Hospital on Wheels is a moving portrait of a company of men that landed on the Normandy beaches and traveled across France, Belgium, and Germany fighting to save the lives of those wounded in the war and those they liberated in the Nazi concentration camps.”

- Senator Bob Dole

Hospital on Wheels by Leo Ours Jr. is an important saga from a genuinely American standpoint. It poignantly portrays the true story of the mobile medics entrenched within our nation’s most defining moments. It is this generation’s character, courage and determination, which changed the face of history, and brought about the emergence of the United States as the world power it is today. Hospital on Wheels helps us to remember the unprecedented contributions of these remarkable men and women.

- The Honorable Joe Manchin III, Governor of West Virginia

“What a treasure Mr. Ours has given all of us. Through his elegant prose he brings to life Hospital on Wheels, the courageous story of a Mobile Medic during World War II. This story of one of our “greatest generation” is at times humorous, at times touching, and always gripping. Mr. Ours
also illustrates for future generations what life was like for a West Virginia family during this crucial turning point in our State and Nation’s history, reminding us that no matter how times change, we must cling tight to the values and liberties held so high and protected so bravely by Leo Ours Sr. and the many others who came before us.”

- Nick Rahall, United States Congressman

Leo Ours Jr. has written a book that honors his father and mother and all the folks of the “greatest generation.” Hospital on Wheels tells the sometimes funny, sometimes gripping story of Ours’ father, a soldier in the 662nd Medical Clearing Company during World War II. It follows Leo Ours Sr. from his boyhood home in Huntington, W.Va., to D-Day on the French coast, across Europe to prison camps of Hitler’s Germany where millions were killed. It tells the story through the contents of a duffel bag that belongs to the senior Ours. Hospital on Wheels is a story that all modern Americans need to know, for it tells of a time when men and women sacrificed much, including their lives, to preserve the American way of life.

- Dave Peyton, Journalist, Huntington, West Virginia

From the man who told me, “Live so that the preacher won’t have to lie at your funeral.” I highly recommend Hospital on Wheels. It’s about a good man, a good life, and a good cause, no lie!

- Rev. Tim W. Halloran, Cross Roads United Methodist Church (Leo & Glenna's pastor for 15 years)

Hospital on Wheels: World War II MASH has been selected as historical reference material and has earned its rightful place in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

- Mechlean Amir, Reference Archivist

Paperback: $17.95
ISBN: 978-159858-460-8
Hardcover: $29.95
ISBN: 978-159858-461-5

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