Boone (FFG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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Admiral Joel T. Boone, Medical Corps United States Navy Awarded the MEDAL OF HONOR: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Sixth Regi- ment, United States Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy at and in the vicinity of Vierzy, France on f July, 1918. with absolute disre- guard for personal safety ever conscious and mindful of the sufferiiig fallen. Lieutenant Boone, leaving the shelter of a ravine, went forward onto the open field where there was no protection and, despite the extreme enemv fire of all cal- ibers, through a hea ' y mist of gas, applied dressings and first aid to wounded Marines. This occured southeast of Vierzy, near the cemetery, and on the road south from that town. When the dressings and supplies had been exhausted, he went through a heavy barrage of large-caliber shells, both high explosive and gas, to replenish these supplies, returning quickly with a sidecar load, and administered them in sa ' ing the lives of the wounded. A second trip, under the same conditions and for the same purpose, was made by Lieu- tenant Boone later that day. Lieutenant Boone ' s determin- ing and perser ering actions, courageous spirit, and selfless devotion to duty reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the unit- ed States Naval Service. Following World War 1, Admiral Boone served on the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, as Director of the Bureau of Na ' al Affairs with the Red Cross. In 1922 he became the Medical Officer aboard the Presidential ' acht, USS MAYFLOWER, where he was physician to Presidents Admiral Boone served in nimierous posts after 1933 until his retirement in 1950. His posts took him across the United States and the Pacific. He v ' as the Senior Medical Officer aboard USS RELIEF Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Between 1929 and 1933 he was Presi- dential Physician during the administration of Herbert Hoover. and USS SAR.-XTOGA, and at Naval Air Station San Diego, California. From 1943- 1945, he ser ed as Medical-Officer-in- Charge at the Na al Hospital in Seattle, Washington. In 1945, upon promotion to Commodore, he v as selected by Admiral William F. Halsey to be one of three officers to liberate Allied Prisoners of War in Japan. In addition, he served as the Naval Medical Corps Representati e at the surrender ceremonies of the Japanese aboard USS MIS- SOURI in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The Joel T. Boone Clinic on the Naval Amphibious Base in Little Creek, Virginia was dedicated to him on March 15, 1972. Admiral Boone was involved with the Veterans Administration and other organizations until his death in 1974.