Mount Vernon (AP 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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A e I9 ., , The faciliries for care of +he pa- +ien+s were comparable 'ro any hos- pifal ship's. Under +he direcfion of Dr. Taber, lhe medical deparfmenf had been organized. Under Dr. Jos+es' direc+ion, ii' had been en- df' larged and improved. A new oper- a+ing room had replaced fhe board- on-ba+h+ub apparafus formerly in use. From Fiii fo San Francisco, fhese pa1'ien+s had uninferrupfed medical care.

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Nafure hid fhe sfern mounfains of fhe FIJI ISLANDS under a Iush bIanIce+ of undergrowfh and iungIe. Surrounding 'rhe shore Iine were Iong freach. erous coral reefs requiring experf navigafion of incoming ships. Here, fhe crew of fhe Mounf Vernon found an Army bivouac, a Naval Supply Base, and a hospifal-buf no cify. A few nafive hufs were scaf- fered aboufg a few Army fenfs doffed fhe area: several sforehouses in- dicafed some form of acfivify. Taking of phofographs was permiffed. Suddenly, many cameras ap- peared fhaf had nof been seen before. Everyone fried fo gef his picfure sfanding wifh 'Ihe Fuzzy-Wuzzy policemen. Wearing dark shirfs and pure whife scaIIoped Iava Iavas, fhe barefoof police creafed a sensafion. Pafienfs evacuafed from fhe advance baffle areas 'ro fhe Fiji hospifal were fransferred aboard. A ic s 'im Uh Fug...-

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