Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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K , T -H Q l i , o I X s,.! 5 HNHIIHK Q T E Q My g 4 fb ick Bay lT is recorded ThaT among hypochondriacs Samuel Jessup lhorn l75Qj, a wealThy grazier of l-leckinaTon Lincolnshire, has never had a modern rival.i l-lis consumpTion of pills from l79Ll To l8lo was Q26 Q34 wiTh a peak annual ToTal oT5l,59Oin l8lLl. l-le islalso recorded 05 l'1C1Vll'1Q Clflmls 40,000 l:JoTTles oT medicine before deaTh -overTook him aT The surprisingly ad- vanced age of 65. The Medical DeparTmenT survived The WESTIDAQ cruise wiTh no major injuries To The crew, save some headaches and many colds, and some very good luck. The TesTs conducTed concerninglmedicaTions Tor The cure aT The common cold proved once again ThaT iT Takes seven days wiTh medicaTions and a weekwiTh- ouT medicaTions To cure The cold. The crew had Their choice. All was noT guieT in The Sick Bay Though. The Tlashing needles and disposable syringes Took Their aim aT arms wiTh The grand ToTal of l327 shoTs given during The cruise. Many a shipyardhead- ache andfor liherTy headache was cured To The Tune of over l0,000 aspirin TableTs used by The crew. 2,l92 personnel showed up Tor sick call during our sTay away Tram Pearl l-larhor and They weren'Tall TreaTed Tor homesickness.

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I Back Rowg T. Kasnow, R. Jones, J. Fuller, F. Miller, l-. Morrison, R. Waggoner, W. Tilford, K. l-ane, W. Jones. - T FronT Rowg S. Greenwald, R. Linier, W. Shank, M. Driscoll, R. Eric-4son, D. ReuTiman, C. Tripp. The QM Gang wiTh LTJG Jones in charge is responsible Tor CharT and I3uhlicaTions correcTions and The safe navigaTion of The ship. By recording waTer depThs along The China CoasT and Through4 ouT The Trip To AusTralia They have greaTly helped The safer navi- gaTion of oTher ships. STeaming a liTTle over 53,562 miles They have Taken us To such porTs as Sasebo and Yol4osul4a,'Japan, Subic Bay in The Philippine Islands, Rusan, Korea, Kaohsiung, ' Taiwan, l-long Kong BLDC., NewcasTle, AusTralia, l-loharT, Tas- mania, Dunedin, New Zealandj Pago Pago, in The Samoan Islands, and finally home. To Pearl l-larbor, l-lawaii. ' ' 4 ,..... ww --T . ' fi -- Lf, ov W... T Navi ation -.1 ' li ' ygf- it rl? Department y T

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