King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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MERCY MISSION A W 0 ' ! i-: u : J . .-lirs I.. ' APPROCHING USNS RICHFIELD ALONG SIDE RICHFIELD FSi--!., -?WWf ' SICK MAN BEING HIGHLINED TO KING ON SUNDAY MORNING 22 JANUARY, USS KING WAS CALLED UPON TO CARRY OUT A RESCUE MISSION. ON EXTREMELY SHORT NOTICE, THE SHIP GOT UNDERWAY W ITH LESS THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE CREW ABOARD AND STEAMED 700 MILES SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO TO A RENDEZVOUS Vv ITH USNS RiCHIFIELD. ON BOARDRICHFIELD CREWMAN MONTERO O .COTAPAY WAS LYING ILL WITH WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A RUPTURED APPENDIX . THE SICK MAN WAS HIGHLINED TO THE KING , WHERE DR . NORWOOD FROM USS HELENA I ' CA 75 i WAS WAITING TO TAKE CARE OF HIM . K I NG RETURNED TO SAN Dl EGO AT H IGH SPEED AND THE MAN WAS DELIVERED TO THE SAN DIEGO NAVAL HOSPITAL THE AFTERNOON OF 24 JANUARY. HE WAS COMPLETELY RECOVERED WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

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: i i -; MUSEUM OF MAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL hilSTOR ' - s A N D I E G CONCERT AT BALBOA PARK ART GALLARY PRESIDIO PARK MUSEUM

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r TRANSFER COMPLETED, KING PULLS AWAY ALL AHEAD FLANK DESTINATION SAN DIEGO NAVY CORPSMAN COME ABOAl D SICKMAN BEING TRANSFERRED FROM KING TO AMBULAN