Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 .f-fy-fx- xnxx JMX '35 Q . My Rx lvlsl0N Front Row: C. R. Otting, J. H. Hart, LTJG E. R. Browneiler, MC, USN, LT M. K. Braly, MC, USN, CDR E. G. Hurlburt, MC, USN, LT M. L. Golden, MC, USNR, LTJG A. G. Swanson, MC, USN, ENS S. E. Sykes, MSC, USN, C. S Young, H. M. Bishop. Second Row: C. A. McFee, T. H. Aikmus, R. J. Ballard, T. F. McGuire, G. F. Ingram, L. B. Boyer, D. Locke, F. MacDonald, 12. A. Alexander, R. N. Cederberg, J. H. Peck Third Row: W. F. Martin, D. K. Tubbs, J. T. Young, YV. YV Fletcher, J. W1 Gatlin, H. Harmon, VV. R. Ditsworth, M Hanna, L. C. Lavallee, A. S. Kirkland.

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Mmm TO KEEP AS MANY MEN AT AS MANY GUNS AS MANY DAYS AS POSSIBLE . . . so reads the motto of the Medical and Hospital Corps of the U. S. NAVY. Main- tenance of existing healthg restoration of damaged healthg and foreseeing problems concerned with each, occupy the activities of the medical department of the U. S. S. LEYTE. We pride ourselves in the teamwork that extends from our Senior Medical Officer, Commander E. G. Hurlburt, through our Hospitalmen Strikers. Men whose real enjoy- ment comes from helping a shipmate get over the rough edges of his physical or psychic handicap--whether they be major or minor. We care for the most precious cargo afloat. ' 187

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Upper Left? Duane, W. F., HM3 applies a splint to a damaged forearm-this is no simulated casualty of a drill. A real injury, just ask the patient. A happily performed chore, just ask the hospitalman. Center: CDR. E. G. Hurlburt gives Ens. Fd Carr his annual physical examination. Subject Mr. Carr was found to be warm, could see lightning, and could hear thunder. Could you believe it just looking at him? Upper Right: fleft to rightj Fletcher, W. W., HM2g Dr. Golden, Dr. Hurlburt: MacDonald, F., HMlg' and Dr. Champion during a dramatic moment. They are performing an appendectomy 'while underway. Patient was walking within twenty-four hours Lower Left: Bishop, H. M., HMI and MacDonald, F., HMI, conduct the depth perception test on one of our pilots. Hospitalmen Especially trained in phases of aviation medicine testing, execute these tests almost daily Center: McFee, C. A., HM2 and Peck, J. H., HM2 working in the medical laboratory. Exacting chemical and microscopic tech niques are carried out in the lab to facilitate the latest methods of diagnosis and treatment Lower Right: Hajdu, G. A., HMI, compounds a prescription in the pharmacy. Strictly an apothecary, our corner drug store lacks the juke box and the soda fountain, but prescriptions from here are accurate and proper HEALTH IS an essential factor, and often the deter mining one, of the successful outcome of a military mis sion. The preservation and maintenance of these factors at the high standard of Naval Medicine consume our lems of aviation medicine, the maintenance of first aid Stations and decontamination areas, the vast amount of clerical work in keeping a health record of every indi vidual on the ship continually checking and examin ing the sanitary conditions of the ship and taking care of the ill and injured To us of the medical department emblazoned with glory but the daily success of its en deavors is a reassuring event to all concerned efforts and desires. We are concerned with all the prob- our Work is Seldom dfH1T1HtiC, OUP dCPHff1T1CHt is rarely 189