Currituck (AV 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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MASTER AT ARMS ■ ■l fl P J %17 | W ff k H W k JB «g f T •.T -..J «. 14 i . • ; 1 • • ' is 5 i ij £ 5 1 standing. Left to Right: D. C. Paradise, BM1; 6. J. Korner, MM2; G. A. Askew, TMC; I. H. Seitz, AD1; C. Pittman, Jr., AD2. . . . Squatting, left »o Right: C. E. Greer, SH2; 6. B. Royce, TM1; E. L. Grey, AD1.

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X DIVISION ' ft , : r I ' ' T ' 1st Row (I to r)-H. D. Oslund, SN; R. J. Ritts, SN; E. H. Skare, PI3; E. F. Callon, SN. . . . 2nd Row (I to r)-F. A. Squeo, LIS; W. Markus, PNC; Ens. E. W. Bitter; R. C. Govotski, PN3; B. Pochtar, YNT3. . . . 3rd Row (I to r)— J. H. Whitefield, SN; G. M. Munroe, SN; T. F. Schwab, LI3; T. P. Carroll, LI3; G. J. Wedig, SN. Take the Captain ' s Office, Personnel Office, Print Shop, and the Chaplain ' s Office (Library), link them together and we have X Division — a twenty man division supervised by Ens. E. W. Bitter. Assigned the responsibility of officers ' and enlisted mens ' service records and correspondence are the Captain ' s and Personnel Office per- sonnel. It is the job of these men to keep up-to-date information pertaining to each man ' s life and job while that man is serving on board the CURRITUCK. Working to help make the ship self-sufficient concerning printed matter, are the men of the Print Shop. Several times during the year the printers and lithographers give a boost to the morale of the crew by printing up such jobs as special holiday menus, dance cards, and the ship ' s paper. Last, but not least, we have the Chaplain ' s Office and Library. Here are offered religious activities and an assortment of around 2,000 books to choose from for the crew ' s reading pleasure and enjoyment. Personal problems may be freely talked over with the Chaplain and although the solution may sometimes not be sighted, a helping hand will always be rendered.

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H DIVISION Bock Row: Grades, F. N., HM3; Yoder, P. L., HM3; Pelfery, C. E., SN; Sanders, J. B., HM3; Roberts, S. W., DT3; Blackistone, R. R., HM3. . . . Seated: Sesto, J. J., HM1; Titus, E. W., LTJG; Stowell, R. H., LCDR; Holder, A. S., HMC; Gobin, J. R., HM2. . . . Front Row: Kravat, J. D., HM3; Salvi, J., SN; Cossinori, R., DT3. The role of the Medical Department aboard the U.S.S. CURRITUCK is to efficiently protect and promote the general health and welfare of all ship ' s personnel, and to care for the sick and injured according to the highest standards of the medical profession. We endeavor to return to health and duty all those under our care in as short a time as is possible from a sound medical standpoint. The motto of the Hospital Corps is, to keep as many men at as many guns as many days as possible. The Medical Officer is responsible for all matters pertaining to the health of the personnel, prevention and control of disease, care of the sick and injured, sanitary and food inspections, physical examinations and proper maintenance of records in regards to such matters. These are only a few of his many duties and responsibilities. The Chief Hospital Corpsman is the Administrative Assistant to the Medical Officer. The Medical Department has a pharmacy, laboratory, x-ray, operat- ing room, doctor ' s office, surgical dressing room, clerical office, galley, and a 17 bed ward. We also have a small isolation ward for those patients affliaed with a contagious disease. Included within H Division is a fine Dental Department with two complete dental units and a dental x-ray machine. The depart- ment is equipped to do oral surgery but has no facilities for prosthetics. The Dental Officer has as his assistants two dental technicians and one dental striker.