Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Jones, D. M. ; Marlin, I) k. Oppegard, A. T. ; Salter K. H. 302

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LTjg. J. T. Hassey H Division Officer While doctors everywhere must be expert in the art of detecting and treating diseases and performing surgical operations of incredible delicacy, the Navy asks more. A doctor in H Divisio n must be able to train his own assistants and indoc- trinate all personnel aboard on personal hygiene. He must be able to handle the mass of paper work inherent in the work of any organization of the size and scope of the Navy. He must be able to work under the added hard- ship of a rolling and vibrating deck. He must be expert in inspecting the ship ' s food and water supply and he must also be on call to provide help to any ship travelling with us which might need emergency assistance. These are some of the duties performed daily by the men of the Medical Department. h; ' - ' S- -.. 1 J TOPi : Tidd. D. ; Harris. B. ; Reynolds. W ; Kompn-y. J. ; Barrinulon, L. : Schumaker. G. ; Inge. W. ; Thrall. A. ; MIDDLE) : Woehrman, N. Lusk. R. ; LT. L. Brown; Capt. W. Crafft ; I.Tjg. J. Hassey; Harrell. G. ; Sidwell. J.: Navarro, P.; Wiggins. A.; iKNEELING): Cook, R. Nix. J. ; Brockmier, U. ; Stewarl, D. ; Love, D. ; Milam, R. ; Demoss, J. ; Vineski, E.

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Cdr. E. T. Guay Commander Edward Thomas Guay was born in Menominee, Michigan. He attend- ed the University of St. Louis in Missouri and received his degree from the St. Louis School of Dentistry. A member of the Naval Reserve, he entered active duty in Jan. of 1942, and was transferred to the regular Navv in 1945. He served on the Staff Dental Service at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia Pa. dental DEPARTMENT Some great cave-man originated the idea of putting a large slonc in front of his cave. From there it was only a step to the invention of a door. And from there it was but a swing to tying one end of a string to the door-knob and the other end to a sore tooth and thus the first extraction. Between the original door-slammer and the modern dentist have come centuries of progress in the art of oral surgery. Today, Midway ' s Dental Department is equipped to bring nearly every modern precision tool and technique to any man aboard with a troubled tooth. The department ' s four doctors handle general dentistry, prosthetic dentistry, periodontal dentistry, oral surgery. X-rays and preventive dentistry. They handle the job with just as much skill as their shore-based counterparts in spite of the additional hardships of a pitching and rolling deck, a 6.0t)()-mile supply chain and the always present interference inherent in the cverchanging training schedule of any ship designed to fight. 303