Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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Little of traditional Turkish customs remains in Izmir. Turkish fishing boa? bear resegnflplapce to 1 She is a modern city of parks and thoroughfares. clipper ships of Tur eys anclen 66. One of Izmir's many minarets. Hunting Enthusiasts were afforded the opportunity of participating in a boar hunt at Izmir. Furniture Maker provides speedy delivery of merchandise. TURKEY'S second largest city is a great disappointment to the visitor if he expects to find any of the mystic charm so often asso- ciated with this country. Izmir is a large, and for the most part, modern city. I-Ier his- tory begins with the early de- velopment of the Mediterranean area. Called Smyrna by the Aeolians, she was occupied by these people in 403 B. C. and was transformed into a Greek city of some consequence. Izmir is one of the seven cities of the world claiming to be the birthplace of Homer, the ancient poet whose Iliad has long been famous as a classic of literature.

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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

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DENTAL THE' DENTAL DEPARTMENT, although small in number, IS a giant in efliciency. The department is headed by Commander F- Hodge, DC, USN, and is comprised of two officers and six enlisted men. They are rightfully proud of their unbroken record Of. 4.-0 ratings compiled during many months of personnel, ad- ministrative, and material inspections. I Contained in the immaculate, brightly illuminated, air-condi- tloned dental space is the most modern dental equipment avail- able at the present time. Complicated oral reconstructive proce- dures are carried out speedily with relatively little discomfort to the patient. y ' Maintaining the oral health of nearly three thousand men is no Slmple task, but with complete cooperation between officers and fedinicians, the waiting list for dental appointments is kept to H minimum. Rewnrly, the senior member of a dental inspecting team com- ilenffid, The Leyte has the best dental department of any ship oat. 191