Currituck (AV 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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OT DIVISION First Row, left fo Right: Tasker, B. C, ET3; Dillenbeck, R. L., ET3; Chrele, J. M. McCaskill; Conlon, W. F., ET3; Juillerat, M. E., ET3. . . . Second Row, Left to Right: Kodott, E. A., SN; Murphy, L. P., ET3; Reubelt, R. B., SN. It is the primary duty of the OT Division to maintain and repair all ship ' s Radio, Radar and Sonar equipment. This division is also charged with the responsibility of maintaining a trans- mitter watch in Radio II for the purpose of tuning and calibrat- ing transmitters in connection with the every day communication watches established by the ship or command.

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OC DIVISION ■■m l M S 48 r 1 1 ? 1 !!■■■ I First Row: Duckworth, D. A., TE3; Isselhardt, R. L., SN; Shampel, C. W., RMSN; Menges, R. J., RMS; Weikel, T. L., AL3; Williams, R. M., TE3. . . . Second Row: Himes, F. O., TE1; LTJG S. B. Smith; Lt. F. M. Lacey; Ens. J. S. Tasker; Aldrich, C. E., ALC; Woiculewicz, Z. J., RM1. . . . Third Row: Thibo, E. D., SN; Hood, P. O., QMSN; Kolockovsky, S. J., TESN; Roberts, J. B., AL3; Dennison, L. M., RM2; Von Orden, C. H., TE3; Koprowski, D., RMSN; Murphy, R. D., QMSN; Welch, C. B., SA; Demetrius, J. A., TESN. . . . Fourth Row: Torion, E. T., RMSN; Keefe, R. F., TE3; Bottinelli, M. P., RMSN; Harkness, E. W., RM3; Mele, F. D., RMS. 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, doctors office, surgical dressing room, clerical office, galley, and a 17 bed ward. We also have a small isolation ward for those patients afflicted 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.

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Ol DIVISION First Row, Left to Right: Carroll, R. T., YNSN; Purcilly, C. A., ACAN Von Loon, K., RD3; Griffin, N. N., AN; Conroy, T. J., YN3. . . Second Row, Lett to Right: Parks, D. O., RD3; Examilotis, D., RD2 Lt. C. M. Bueler; Thompson, IM. R., AG1; Duncan, P. J., AGS. . . Third Row, Left to Right: Machson, H I., AGAN; Roush, B. R., PHAN; Nash, R. L., RD3; Penrod, K. M., RD3; Howley, J. F., RD3; Depetrillo, A. J., AGAN; Hess, D. R., RDSN; Wilcox, I. S., PHAN. . . . Fourth Row, left to Right: Townsend, R. B., AGAN; Patten, K. M., AGAN; Wingard, D. E., AGAN; Fessler, D. L., AG3; Curtis, L. C, AGAN; Yetter, R. A., PH3. The OI Division of the Operations Department is made up of three distinct groups, all engaged in gathering information and intelligence to assist the operation of the ship. The three groups are; Combat Information Center, Aerology Laboratory and Photographic Laboratory. Combat Information Center, or CIC, primarily obtains information by electronic or visual means, evaluates this information and passes it to the Captain as intelligence to assist him in control of the ship and aircraft. The Aerology Laboratory makes weather observations and analysis, conducts briefings for embarked squadron personnel and generally keeps the ship informed on the present and future weather. The Photographic Laboratory takes, develops and prints all official photographs aboard the ship, and assists squadron personnel in developing and printing aerial photo- graphs. We have this group to thank for many of the fine pictures in the cruise book.