Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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SANTA FE IS FLAGSI-IIP FOR 24 1.'rHoUGH the SANTA FE operated in several fleets p and with various task groups during the war, she I ii was always a member of Cruiser Division Thirteen. Only once did all four ships-the SANTA FE, BIRMING- HAM, MOBILE, and BILOXI-operate as a unit, but the identity of the division was well known in the Pacificg its ships were always in the thick ofthe fighting, giving an excellent account of themselves. The SANTA FE was proud to be the flagship and to Hy the Hag of ComCruDiv 13. The staff personnel, although attached to a separate Rear Admiral L. T. DaBose, USN, tlzefirst Dz'vz'sz'on Commander. Staj enlisted personnel include radiomen, signalmen, yeornen, qaartermasters, Marine orderlies, stewards and cooks, and a barge rrew I l

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:bl H71 1 l Q x . . LDDX In me Phafmafj fl:?7Hb'1j0f MfdifahbQffff mdk?-V fl fl10f0llgl1 In the air conditioned Sick Bay patients are provided with the h t f d examzna ion e ore r sc ' n t t t. ' ff 0 UW? fm I' 6 7' I g rm mm treatment so as to speed them along the road to recovery. , X N. at ,.2 ' QM! N X1 'X Y :sts Nas x x Either in port or at sea, doctors, assisted by operating room technicians, perform Providing expert dental care for the 1200 man crew keeps the surgery aboard ship as excellent as that done ashore. Dgnm10j5fef'5 ,lppomfmmf book full. As organized for General Quarters, the doctors and corpsmen are stationed throughout the ship with Repair Parties and at Battle Dressing Stations. The latter are so located and equipped that injured personnel can quickly be evacuated to them for First Aid. Fortunately, only once was this well prepared organization required to treat SANTA FE Wounded. But routine duties are also important. 62,000 cases have been treated since commissioning, and 550 surgical procedures ranging from tonsillectomies to appendec- tomies have been performed. All the experience gained in treating so many patients stood the corpsmen in good stead as they aided the medical ofiicers with casualties from the FRANKLIN. Ninety-five seriously Wounded men were transferred from the burning carrier and many more were rescued from the sea. The operating room was busy for long hours after the SANTA FE had successfully completed her rescue mission. Medical Department work lacks the glamour of the guns or the planes, but its personnel are proud that in an organization created for causing death and destruction, they seek to save lives and show mercy. ?n-sa The Med1'cal Ojice does plenty of paperwork in handling numerous reports of activities and health records for each man. 151 1 W- f -6:5-:1,f:. Atgigg 'WF' 34F83'324Q:2.A22 'H'-u se , -!i f'iWZ?'j1 '-st' rxszf T 1 . s- 2 V. l , c. A 4 ri -i 1 Q1 ,. A 4gu.1.!LE-ILA'l .l

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OF 36 MONTHS IN PACIFIC WAR organization, were a part ofthe sliip's life and worked as one with the ship's company toward the universal goal of defeating the enemy. During the varied operations in which the ship took part, the Admiral, acting as com- mander of a task force, group, or unit, Was the ship's next senior in the chain of command, the one from Whom came the orders and guidance during the campaigns and battles of the war. The initiative, skill and experience which he transmitted to the SANTA FE were a large factor in the spirited actions which formed a path to the ultimate Victory. 1 I Sta Offers handle lhe many detazls J operatzom communzmlzonf znle zgence zz p .3 tpinfl fl,