Dr. Jerry Behrens

Greenwood, Clark Co., Wisconsin

Dr Jerry Behrens was born in Marshfield, WI and raised in Greenwood, he was a Navy Lt. Battalion Surgeon with Marines, 3rd BN. 
9th Marines. 3rd MAR. DIV. in Vietnam in 1967/1968 and where he was awarded a Bronze Star, for Heroism during a battle, as his unit was in a Convoy in route, was ambushed by the North Vietnamese Army.
 
Dr Jerry was in the Battle of Khe Sanh, it lasted weeks as the North Vietnamese pounded the Marines day and night with Artillery attacks' and suicide attacks 1968.  He and other Doctors and Navy Corpsman were kept busy day and night, with the wounded.
 
He has since, volunteered as a civilian and returned to Vietnam several times in the 1980's and 1990's to assist and train
Vietnamese's Doctors in Orthopedic Surgery procedures.  His wife, Mary a Nurse has gone with him, to train nurses there.
 
He has since, volunteered to go serve with the Marines in Kuwait, as s a Battalion Surgeon for the First Gulf War in 1991 as a Navy
Lt. Commander. here he did Orthopedic surgery and treated Marine causalities and Iraq military and civilian casualties and trained Kuwait Doctors in Orthopedic Surgery procedures. He stayed in Kuwait after the War ended, to finish up his work there.
 
In his clinic and practice in Casper, WY and continues his practice and does surgery and treats returning local Iraq war veterans, that need follow up surgery from the VA. He is active in 3/9 Marine Unit reunions and other Veterans projects.  He is a well known and a very respected Surgeon and many of his patients come from out of State and want to have Dr Jerry care for them.
 
Research in IWO JIMA done by my Cousin  Dr. J. Behrens. Dave Behrens.

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Pvt. Bill Behrens

Contributors

David Behrens (family member) & Janet Schwarze