Coral Sea (CVB 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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DlV HE coMM1ss1oN1NG of the U.S.S. CORAL SEA QCVB-435 on 1 October 1947 marked the establishment of one of the Hrst dental Fraleigh, CDCD, USN, although handicapped by an extremely large , D ISIO I departments to be activated on a capital ship since the Congress of the United States made Dentistry an autonomous department of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the U.S. Navy. In keeping with the tradition of the Navy to protect the health of her men, and as an essential component of the world's largest man-of-war, no expense nor effort was spared to provide for the best in dental care. Eight air-conditioned compartments, including four complete ofiices outfitted with the best dental equipment made, were dedicated to this purpose. This Department was originally placed in commission by Com- mander Clyde I.. Martin, CDCD, USN, who served aboard the U.S.S. CORAL SEA QCVB-431 from 1 October 1947 to 1 February 1950. The present Dental Department headed by Commander Claud M. work load caused by the simultaneous expansion of the Navy and the lowering of dental requirements for enlistment together with the shortage of trained dental personnel, is doing its utmost to give efficient and courteous care to the crew. Commander Claud M. Fraleigh, CDCJ, USN capably assisted by Lieutenant David V. Castner, CDCJ, USN and Lieutenant Junior Grade Walter J. Krumbeck, CDCQ, USN together with Robert B. Hanselman, Dental Technician Chief, USN, james T. Mathis, Dental Technician Second, USN, Gaither M. jones, Dental Technician Third, USN, William A. Waters, Dental Technician Third, USN, Donald E. Yost, Dentalrnan, USN, Edward T. Kuntz, Seaman Ap- prentice, USN, and Charles F. Frey, Seaman Apprentice, USN, is sparing no effort to protect the dental health of the men of this great ship. First row: WV. A. Waters, R. B. Hanselman, Lt.lJGJ W. J. Krum- beck, CDR C. M. Frnleigh, Lt. David Cnstner, J. T. Mathis .... Second row: E. T. Kuntz, C. F. Frey, G. M. Jones, Donald Yost. XV' K S' in tl e De tnl Lalnori to 3 ..1 tr in I n 3. I..

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DIIIO ff 77 DIVISION is the hospital division aboard ship. It is com- posed of the officers of the Medical Corps, the Medical Service Corps, the men of the Hospital Corps and the medical department strikers. The functions of the Medical Department are obvious, namely to care for the sick and the injured aboard ship. The Hospital Corps motto is, To keep as many men, at as many guns, as many days as possible. This it' accomplished not only by caring for the sick and injured, but also by maintaining constant vigilance over all sanitation facilities and activities, by supervising many training activities, and by practicing preventive medicine on a grand scale. The main sickbay is fully equipped and staffed to handle any routine or emergency situation which may arise. The officer allowance provides for a flight surgeon as Senior Medical Officer, two additional Medical Officers and an Administra- tive Officer. The enlisted allowance provides for 21 men including the technical ratings of pharmacy technician, laboratory technician, x-ray techni- cian, operating room technician, embalming technician, physical therapy technician, and aviation medicine technician, as well as general service corpsmen. First row: D. F. Vessey, E. L. Smallwood, J. C. Tllolnpson, P. L. Leiplnlrt, C. H. Carter, E. D. Schwartz, W. G. Gill, E. Escobur, H. K. Glussett .... Second row: D. P. Zarifis, E. J. Bove, W. E. Newlin, R. Stnhlill, C. DI. Looluis, NV. E. Howard, F. D. Merret, J. C. Emken, C. Spencer. ' xl Q- 'Fwn scenes nf the ship's Sick Buy .fi-X

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D, ,L 0 MEET the many varred demands of the sh1p for spare parts, Su plxes, and pay, IS the job of the S l Dxvrslon, ably led by Major J E PIEKLIK USA Bestdes actlng as S 1 Drvrsron Officer, Major Prekhk also serves as General Stores Officer superv1s1ng the opera tron of that sectron of the Supply Department handlmg GSK and Spare Parts rtems The magnrtude of the lob performed by the General Stores Group can best be rmagxned when rt IS understood that they operate twenty seven U75 storerooms stocked wrth some 9 700 drfferent rtems Besrdes 1ssu1ng artrcles necessary to the shrp s operanon, rt rs the responsrbrhty of the group to reqursmon, recerpt for, store, and mamtam the money accounts for, all these rtems, a Job calhng for close cooperatron from all hands 1n the group Another of the three sectrons comprrsmg S 1 Drvxsron, rs the Fmancral Sectlon headed by Ensrgn J RABINOWITZ SC USN Mamtenance of the more than 3 OOO pay records carrled aboard the CORAL SEA 1S only one of the many problems faced by the D bursrng Office It handles each man s allotments and tnsurance pays lum semr monthly and xn forelgn waters handles the Hnancral trans actxons of the shrp As the shrp proceeds from port to port, xt rs tlus office whrch provldes the correct currency to be used ashore The Avxatron Stores Olhcer, CHPCIK Reynolds heads the other sectlon of the S 1 Dtvrsron The problems and functxons of the Av1at1on Stores Group are srmxlar to those of the General Stores Sectron, and qurte obv1ously are just as rmportant to the operatron of the shtp Wrthout arrplanes rn the arr the shxp would not per form rts functron, and wrthout the Avlatron Stores Group provrdmg the many necessary supplies and spare parts arrplanes could not long be kept rn the arr S 1 Drvrsxon prrdes rrself on xts conduct, personal appearance, and degree of eflicrency All of these pomts have been attarned to a large degree through the example set by the plank owners rn the D1v1s1on ALEXANDER B 1 K2 CALABRO A DK2 COLLIER H J AKAN coss w E K GRAGE P J K LIPS F v K MUDDLEBROOKS M L K PAKSI E SKSN SIMS 11 D SKSN First ron J A McDonald lx L St John, T A Iohnston XV Z Stefan 0 J Poslun R Vina XV Bukowski, D VV Fit, I 1' Bur brlllge, E R Gurgmnus Second ron M L Mnldlcbroolas S P Rice, Jr, F V Laps P XV VV llker Capt USA J D Pxela lil. Ilns J Ilnlunowltz WV D Goodman, B I Alewmncler KV 0 NVo,wlnn, Jr, S R Rhodes F R KVLbcr Tlurd row L P Collins E L Krexs C A Et tmg,er, P Grange, Jr T S Ack erson E Palnn, A G Smith, E 11 '11-rbley S R MeRevnolds XV E Coss Fu-st ron E I3 Costello Tllnillrn WV F Ilnrvsewicz XY L 1Vlnte A C Count? Jr D VV M url ne K 0 C11-r H G Fwher J I De Gnso, A Clluhro Second row D C Crook D E Mulnoncv D P Hennessy, H J Collier L J Xvwntics S Cole mm N Gngllo R D Suns J S Stlrkev, H I-I Barker R W Snnllers 'I' F Plttln un Tlnrel row J A Pxglmro I A Hush our L A C11 xrlew P WV Ecken rode P T' Murray H E Putter son C P M0r1n R N Carroll I WI Blrnhnrt C ll Willlqlllr K S . - . . . . . 1 , I - . . . . . . 7 ' . ' ' ' ' H U - I . - - - 4 .. Y, - - . I i . - - . - 7 - , . .-.s.-L.L.L-.-. s - , - , . ..,,,.,L.,... L... . --... J , , , . . ..,...,.,,.. ....,..,L- wi . , . , , , - .......,..,.. S 5 ' -, d - - ' ' , , . . ..........,.. S 3 , , . . .........,... -.,..-L.-r--.-r S 5 . , . . - ,,.t L s 5 , . .......,............... ...,-.-... , . . .............,..... -.. ..... .. l ' . ': . . , '. . . . . . , . . 4 , c u - 1 1 1 1 ' , 'l - Q . A- V 1 D 4- Q 1 fu n u s ': . . ' ' , . . . . . , . . z ' , . . . . . 1 . ' '- ', 1 . . ' ' ' , . . . . . . , . . . . . y . . , . . ' 1 - . 4 - 4 oy n I ' n 'r I . . '- Wy' l . , . . . 1 ' . ': . 1. , D- A ' , . . , .' ' y '. . , . . ' , ., 1 . - : c , . . . , . . . , . .. - . z . . . . V. 4 - . . . , . . 5 , 4 . . .'.'.' - ' I I I I .v . 'fy ' z , . , . . V V - - : ' , . . ' 1 - - . , . . : . . . . ': . . : ' 1 1- - -' ' . , 4 - - , . A . . , , . . D o lu 1 I , . . . , - - 1 . . - . : . - - ' '-