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Qldteny she took, i1Hrt 'irft6rfffrUfi6f1 U. S. S. CONSOLATION KA H- I 5 I The Gallopihqr C?thQlSt,ftfCffl,,fltGtllfittecfi COUFVH The irfodffhgtr j3Cmd,Aid, dndt fff17l'ie,,A1bino are nicknames ,itgivetimbv 1t1touem5ctsf,,p1Qff,tfiqhtinimenrtf fo, one Of the EWG fiefhainihg hoS1OitCilVfS11i15S' in CQmmiSS1Ot1f, 151-1thOI129d by theflliibspitbfllifS13i11zMfU55 C9N'5QL-ATION tihntirsgy :lt945 Gt fbboken' . - 7fShe1?isi, ?ifr'fr3rOf1i1CtlQ'Ot the fBGth-lehem Steel ,JQVG'ml1 tlewfhr Q? 520 ,feet CI 1'5nQ34L, l19nSf'yCi?719, JU. Cruising, T filet? dui? imVflQPW?i95'J? fWateref,,,eygeuat1nqiQcndwpcqrlnqfttiOr'teXf1Dr1SO11GfS He WIP Magic '.:fN l'rep,atr'1alte,d thousands of men from overseas Gf'ilfAQ1i,,WGT- , gg In july 1950, raptiay mobil-- ized to full 'Ml the first furnish She i'nv1ClSiO1'1 U at Wonson S1719 PSM United States toWliWeTdT6lO4by'GU'ftf'1FielAicopter la-i-u..- platform built on her after deck. She TE-1T'T '7 4 ' ' choRi, Korea, 15 miles above th- 591. marc... Operation Helicopter began Within 'rt 4 ,tl of Communist guns. The first battle casualty ever frown direct from the field of battle to a hospital ship was landed by marine helicopter on 1,8 December, 1951. This was the beginning of a mission unprecedented in naval or medical history. In March 1952 when the battle' action increased on the Western Korean front, the CONSOLATION was ordered to lnchon fb furnish medical support to United Nations Trocps. Patients Were received by boat and lielt ' -' 'tiny Within minutes of being wounded. In 1- nf' :he 'returned to the United States for upkeep an inishment of supplies. ' The CON SOLATION returned on , nicre to lnchon Harbor in Korea in September 1952 to continue her care of the sick and wounded. She continued mission until Iune 1953, when slcc 'eturnetl 7. United States for a brief' 'f ljl1'i1F3T1GT1Ce ara one period. In October 1953, she returned to Korean. tvcnert. .and although the, fighting had ceased there 1 s.-2' many patients to care for among the U' ' xlffiy-'1 troops and Korean civilians. During thfl ,Ops flict the CONSOLATION cared 'st A pffgiggggg from United Nations forcesg She- tr , une out from her Korean schedule to make a' goo - call at l-lirosh'::- lCIDan, where she fed hundred of 1 Jrnhan children.- The CONSOLATION is a vfgii- e'U,-upped qenggml hospital with all the facilities one vvould find at TT1OdeFT1 1'1OSDita1 within the United States. The medical facilities include 'four operating rooms an x-ray and fluoroscopic department, complete laboratory and Ll' bank: eye, ect nose 6. throat, urology, neuropf PhYSi0'1l19fCf13i'U ' I31'1CITT1'1CfCY Gnd dental oartrnemq There we beds for 785 Patients. The medical-and' ing Stdff are C111 highly qualified in their various specials ties. The mobility of a floating, well equipped general nospital, plus the innovation of the helicopter for lr transit of seriously wounded personnel, has brogglit prompt definitive medical care to Within minutes of the actual combat area. flaw tN's tif' are: rean ron. edit' ificer on her stati- .. ie tix United States tri.-ui Utilize a.. rph Cbrdirl WUV9 tracingl at sc. install alid use .,,n:1 as standard equipment. Have tr helicopter flight deck installed. 1 Receive casualties from battlefield via heli-
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v '- 4 . ' -. RECEIVED A hospital ship is many things to many people. To the men lying critically injured from a landmine explosion, to the Korean civilians struck by trains, to the severe burn cases or to the Korean mother shot while pilfering U.S. goods, she is the place where life saving measures were administered and many comforts extended to make their sufferings more tolerable. To our foreign brothers she will be remembered for extending the courtesies and services of her medical department and fostering good-will on foreign shores. To the crew who maintain her she is the ship which took us to distant lands farfrom loved ones at home. She demanded unceasing attention day and night: fair Weather and foul. In her engine rooms they perspired while those standing the long hours of the quarterdeck Watch in a cold Korean winter were freezing. . ' . To the medical personnel she is a first-rate, Well equipped floating hospital. Because of her, facilities were at hand when emergencies arose. She meant long duty hours fci- ' er corpsmen and the constant vigils of the special watches. She 'supplied us with trained personnel working as a team with the Welfare of the patient as the ultimate goal. She is a ship which prides in many firsts. First to participate in the Korean action: firstito include a Woman medical officer on her staff: first to return battle casualties to the United States from Korea: first to utilize an electro- encephlograph machine at: sea: first to install and use a blood bank as standard equipment:first. to have a helicopter flight deck installed: first to re- ceive casualties from the-'battle field via helicopters: and first to return to Korean shores after the cessation of hostilities. To all hands she is a many-sided creature showing both her good and bad points. As We walk her decks feeling the rolling of herhull through the Waters of the blue Pacific with the sea mist spraying our faces, We thrill at being members of her crew. Whether spinning sea tales with our shipmates or carrying out our assigned details, she gave us a spirit of oneness. In all her many moods we wouldn't trade her for anything else in the World. Away from home she is a haven of safe return and the meeting place of friends. She is the object of our Working hours and in many instances the place we look to for our most enjoyed relaxation. The CONSOLATION to each of us is an expression of our inner selves. Not quite our home but indeed our home away from home. The Connie has again set another first,-first in the hearts of her crew! D E D I C A T I 0 N To our patients who have been JAN 8 960 II 0 R E W DP.iRaNzLNT LIBRARY
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