Colleton (APB 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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.Ai HMl W. ELIZONDO DT2 D. G. MARTIN DT2 C. G. WEAVER I HM2 G. D. HAYBERGER HM3 J. E. TURCO m HN A. D. MARK HN D. C. ROSS HN S. L. WILLINGHAM

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT LCDR H.C. MULLINS Dental Officer LT S. A. FUNK Dept. Head HMC N.W. CHATMAN Division Officer The Medical Department aboard the COLLETON is unique in that it has been a joint effort between the Army and Navy, providing the men of the Mobile Riverine Force with vital emergency care. The Department is headed by a Navy Doctor working with an Army Surgical Team. In its mission as a combat hospital, the Medical Department receives battle casualties from the combat zone which are evacuated by Helos and or small river boats and brought directly to the ship where emergency medical care is available. Once the more seriously wounded have been given emergency first aid and are able to be moved, they are evacuated to the nearest hospital for convalescent care. The more critically wounded who cannot be moved and the less serious casualties are retained on board and given the best of medical attention until they can be evacuated or returned to duty. The Medical Department also provides the ship and embarked personnel with standard first aid and medical care in the form of immunizations, a complete pharmacy, and all other services related to protecting the health of the men. An 18 bed ward, a complete surgical suite, a 2 bed Intensive Care Unit, facilities for taking X-rays and a serological lab all make up the ship ' s hospital. Included in the Medical Department is a fully equipped Dental Office staffed by a Navy Dentist and one enlisted Dental Technician. Their primary job is dental care ranging from regular check up ' s to complex dental surgery. Medical services provided by the COLLETON have in many cases, saved the lives of badly wounded men. The Department has performed in the highest standards of Navy Medicine under the most difficult of conditions.

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT f km LTJG H. HUGHES, JR. Operations Officer LTJG J. H. MICHELMORE Electronics Maintenance Officer LTJG F.T. LACHAT Communications Officer RDC D. L. JONES OE Division Head RMC H.A. MC OUONE OC Division Head OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT The Operations Department is separated into two divisions called OC and OE . OC which stands for Operations Communications is the Division which deals primarily with Navigation and Naval Communica- tions. Included in the divisions are the Quartermasters who prepare charts and maps used in Navigating the winding rivers of the Mekong Delta, and Signalmen who receive and transmit all visual communications from the bridge. The Radiomen and Communications Yeomen also of OC Division, work in Radio Central receiving and transmitting hundreds of messages over the complex teletype and radio telephone circuits. This job also involves repair and preventive maintenance of this and all related equipment. OE Division, standing for Operations Electronics is concerned with the repair and upkeep of intri- cate electronic equipment involved in navigation, Radio Communication, the ship ' s entertainment system, Radar and other electronic gear. These two divisions combined into the Operations Department account for and coordinate all lines of communications coming into or leaving the ship.