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Reorganized as a medical group in 1943, it served in the European Theater of Operations in World War II.
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Sanguine, on a cross Argent a mullet of the field, surmounted by a staff of the second entwined by a serpent Proper.
Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “VITAS CONSERVARE” in Maroon letters.
The motto “Vitas Conservare” (To Preserve Life), is expressive of the purpose of the organization in saving lives, and is of an idealistic nature.
For the next two months the Regiment was involved in unit training and preparing loading plans and in June 1943 departed for maneuvers in Louisiana.
[3] Lt Col Haas signed General Order Number 1 of the 67th Medical Group on 15 September as he assumed command of the new organization.
After 8 days at sea, the group arrived at Greenock, Scotland and from there proceeded to Stone, Staffordshire, England.
After debarking, the group marched to Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, picked up its vehicles and proceeded to Les Moitiers-d'Allonne and set up near the 659th Medical Company (Clearing).
[3] The group made numerous moves from August to September 1944 and during this period was involved supervising the evacuation of wounded.
[3] At Drourtuille the Corp sector was swamped with three evacuation hospitals, and group set up an ambulance regulating post.
[3] Operation of the group in September was similar to previous months except that no medical clearing companies were attached or assigned.
During this period the group was relatively inactive from the end of November 1944 until March 1945 when it was assigned to the Fifteenth Army and moved from Suippes to Hastière-Lavaux, Belgium.
The primary mission was to establish medical service for a Cordon Sanitaire, responsible for forming dusting stations at Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Olas Canel, where all persons except for allied military would be inspected and deloused.
Two additional missions were assigned later; supervising all overrun German hospitals and conducting an industrial survey of all medical establishments in the area.