Consolation (AH 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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l ln giving 3840 'lransfusions +o men wounded in +l1e fighling in Korea 'll1e CONSOLA- TION used 480 gallons of blood. A+ one period +l1e supply of whole blood reached a dangerous low, and only emergency requisifions, delivered by helicopler, enabled +l1e supply +o keep up wi+l1 The rapid rafe of use. ' Available whole blood is essenlial ro saving lives ofAmerica'sfigl1+ing men. Many more graves will appear in 'l'l1e Unifed Nafions Cemelary in Korea unless Americans respond +o lhis urgeni' need. A y li Have You Done Your Part Toward Saving a Life??? - GIVE Bl00D NOW- IMPERIAL PRESS

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SHIP'S BLOOD BANK LABORATORY I A i Viial 'lo +he recovery of casual+ies, 1'he Consola- The impor'ran+ +ask of cross-mafching blood for 'i'ion's blood bank is checked by a hospifal fransfusions is accomplished by members of +he -corpsman., n laborafory crew. ONE OF MANY A A hospi+al corpsman supervises one of 'I'he more +han 3,800 blood 'transfusions given +o casualfies by +he hospi+al sfaff of +he Con- sola+ion during Korean 'rour of dufy.

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Hoi, nourishing food for cold, hungry Korean ,kids is 'Furnish by +he Consola- iion. . Sick call being held for Korean orphans al' Solc- cho-Ri, Nor'l'h Korea. One of fhe many reasons +he Koreans besfowed lhe 'lille 'Number One' on fhe U.S.S. CONSOLATION.