Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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Medical Department From the very beginning of the Navy it has been necessary to make provisions for the care of the sick and injured. An act of Congress in 1799 provided that A convenient place shall be set apart for the sick and hurt men, to which they are to be removed, and some ofthe crew shall be appointed to attend them. In 1814, Navy regulations referred to the Loblolly boysn who served the Surgeon in this capacity. Surgical team has been frequently utilized, both for emergency and routine procedures. Two appendec- tomies were performed in one night, a challenge which put great demands on the entire department. The Pharmacy is stocked with almost every drug on the Navy list. The Laboratory can handle a variety of diagnostic tests, and the X-ray unit is capable of all routine studies. The Medical Department maintains all stretchers, first aid boxes and battle dressing stations throughout the ship. This complex mission requires from each member of the Hospital Corps a versatility neither demanded nor expected of other enlisted ratings in the Navy. The primary mission of the Hospital Corps is to keep as many men at as many guns as many days as possible. VVherever you find the Navy, wherever you find the Marine Corps, there you will find the Navy Hospital Corpsman. 148

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EDIC L LIEUTENANT SALOT was born in Irkhusk, Russia in 1934, the son of a Saudi Arabian chieftain and his Eurasian bride. At the age of three, Salot was smuggled out of the clutches of the Soviets following one of the bloody purges of this period. Residing in Berlin, the young lad's knowledge of six languages served him in good stead as one of the key agents for the O.S.S. during WW II. The close of the conflict found Salot a candidate for college at the age of 12. The following years were distinguished by brilliant achievements in theoretical physics, mathematics, and philosophy at the Universities of Oxford, Uppsala, Heidelberg, and Milan. Armed with PhD's in these disciplines, Salot became a top-ranking economic advisor to the President of Brazil, during this period, having access to important changes in the price of coffee beans, he was able to accumulate a fortune of several billion pesos. This money, placed in various Swiss banks, has allowed Salot fre- edom of movement and thought, as well as making him one of the world's great philanthropists. In addition, his continuing scientific work at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton has been of considerable importance. His Navy career began in 1963, when, on a business trip to San Diego, he was set upon by a group of men, bound with line and placed in a large bag. When he awoke, he was aboard the USS Galveston on her WESTPAC deployment. Having always had a passing interest in the healing arts, he struck for corpsman. By prodigious efforts he was able to advance in rate from SN to Medical Oflicer in less than six months. His future plans are indefinite, but include the study of the physical properties of bodies immersed in hot water. 147

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