Randolph (CV 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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ihe ship, wi+h ihe No. 2 Damage Confrol Par+y. She keeps cool and relaxed ihrough every GQ alarm. In irying 'io delve info Randy's pas? his+ory, noi' much could be dug up . . . excepi' for ihe following 'few facis. Randy had lived all her life in San Francisco, Cal., up '+il +he iime she was shanghaied . . . she doesn'+ know her moiher or 'faiher from Adam and Eve . . . and she's a cross beiween a bull dog and a 'Fox ferrier. Yep . . . Randy is a clog .... Bui' . . . Randy is a lady! She has been made an honorary member of ihe crew of ihe USS Randolph lCV-l5l, an Essex-class carrier. She has a heal'I'h record on file, a dog lag around her collar and a sick call card in ihe Sick Bay files. The following informalion is coniained in Randy's per- sonal U. S. Navy Healih Record which is in 'fhe files al' 'ihe clerical office aboard 'ihe Randolph , along wi+h +he records of fhe resl' of +he crew .... Full name: Randy Flaiiop . . . birihplacez San Francisco, Cal .... service number: lO0,000,000 . . . Ra'ring: Phar- macisi' Mascoi' . . . Daie of shanghai: Jan. I, i945 . . . nexi' of kin: Jack Neal Salling, HAlc, Cleveland, Ohio . . . naiionaliiyz Dog . . . complexion: dark . . . hair: brown . . . general appearance: good . . . head and face: normal . . . ears: large . . . eyes: brown . . . color precepiionz good . . . vision: 20f20 . . . weighi: 6 lbs., 8 oz .... pulse before exercise: 60 . . . aifer exercise: 70 . . . afier res+: 65 . . . blood pressure: sysiolic-I I0 . . . diasiolic-70 . . . urinalysis: albumen-neg .... sugar-neg .... nervous sys- fem: normal, excepl' occasionally urinaies on ihe deck .... The aioremeniioned exam resulis were 'ihe iindings of fhe Senior Medical Officer aboard ihe ship. The record of Randy's iirsi denial examinaiion, made by a Lieuienani' of 'ihe Denial Corps, s+a+es she has de- ciduous deniiiion preseni, and is denfally qualified for aviaiion and submarine duiy. Randy's blood 'iype has been classified as Type k-9. Her Kahn iesl' proved negafive, and she has already been inoculaied for rabies. JJ 1 ff bc-1. R K .vs gi--7 The following no+e is carried in Randy's Healfh Record on ihe page devoied for her medical hisforyz USS Randolph QCV-l5l . . . I4 Feb., i945 . . . EX- amined +his dale and found physically qualified and aero- nauiically adapied 'For du'I'y involving riding as a p6S' senger bui' noi' for dufy involving ihe acfual confrol of aircrafi' . . . signed by 'ihe Flighi' Surgeon. Randy herself had io aHend sick call 'I'wice 'ihus far. and bo+h iimes for sea sickness. The firsi' fime, 'l'he docf0l' advised complefe res'I' and liquid diei' . . . and The second +ime, ihe 'ireaimeni prescribed was 'io eai crackers and cheese, +ake a good shower and forgei' 'ihe ihing.

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N. - ...l Only a few days affer fhe cessafion of hosfilifies came n fhe word fhaf Marines of fhe 3rd Fleef were fo form a occupafion force and land in Japan! This prospecfive dufy was quife foreign fo fhe maiorify of us and rl6C95' sifafed some fraining in making up combaf packs and conducf of an infanfry plafoon in fhe field. ln fhe mean- fime, several plafoons of sailors were frained in landin9 parry facfics, buf only a few were ordered fo accomp6nY us when fhe fime came fo leave fhe ship. Augusf 20 found us rising in fhe wee hours of fhe morn- ' ' Affer d 'I' l ave on a momenfs nohce. ing fc be rea y o e several hours waifing, fhe word was finally passed 'l'0 fake fhe USS Ozark alongside and we were inifiafed in fransferring, while underway, via boafswain's Chair' ' ' h coasf of The nexf 'len days were spenf cruising off 'l 9 ' h'le we spenf our Japan, awaifing fhe word fo go ln, W I 444