Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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N 1 w ' 1 1 i V 4 1 I An J N lx wlw ,gl I if u :IW IW' N J 1 1 fri' 'Nz , 4 :f,,, LT R.G. PRESSWOOD DENTAL DEPART E THE DENTAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ESSEX WITH THE FULL SCOPE OF DENTAL CARE AND SERVICES AS WOULD RARELY BE FOUND IN A CIVILIAN DENTAL OFFICE BELOW THE CLINIC LEVEL. THERE ARE FOUR OPERATING ROOMS, AN X-RAY UNIT, A PROSTHETIC LABORATORY AND, OF COURSE, THE SUPPORTING CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. WHILE CORRECTIVE CARE AND TREATMENT ARE REGULARLY ADMINISTERED, THERE IS A HEAVY EMPHASIS PLACED ON THE CONCEPT OF PREVENTIVE DENTISTRYg WI'TH ONE OF THE OPERATING ROOMS DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS CONTINUING INSTRUCTION TO SI-IIP'S PERSONNEL. THESE SERVICES ARE EXTENDED TO OTHER SHIPS IN THE TASK GROUP. IN TIME OF BATTLE, DENTAL PERSONNEL ARE ASSIGNED T0 BATTLE DRESSING STATIONS AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS TO HANDLE CASUALTY CASES. T pw f ff! Af ' ' I' DTP2 P.A. ANDREWS DTG3 J.W. BREWER SN W.M. CLIFFORD SA M.R. ESPOSITO DTG3 C.J. KRENGEL DTG1T.J. MOSKALA DN R.R. WILHELM L ' ' ' l 227

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1 I I DIVISION ,, V LTJG. n.s. HAYDU .V Q Q 2 A ENS. J.C. KRUEGER V 1 , WO-1C.E. RAND I VERSATILITY RATHER THAN AUXILIARY SHOULD BE THE WORD FOR A DIVISION. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE HYDRAULIC MACHINERY WHICH POWERS THE SHIP'S STEERING, AIRCRAFT AND BOMB ELE- VATORS, ANCHOR WINDLASSES, B+A CRANE AND THE DECK WINCHES. THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF DIESEL ENGINES FROM THE HUGE EMERGENCY GENERATORS TO THOSE IN THE LIB- ERTY LAUNCHES. THEY MAINTAIN ALL HEATING AND COOL- ING EQUIPMENT. THEY RUN THE MACHINE SHOP. THEY SUPPLY ALL OXYGEN AND NITROGEN. THEY EVEN MAIN- TAIN THE SHIP'S WHISTLE. ,,,-,g,.-'1 - V,