Randolph (CV 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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In splmfmg fracfures freafmg burn cases freahng shock sfopplng hemorrhage rellevlng suffermg dressing wounds and In fhe freafmenf of ofher cases whlch usually come wlfh baffle Durmg spare momenfs on fhe shalcedown cruise and on fhe frnps which finally broughf us fo Ullfhl ready for baffle fhe corpsmen made fhousands of bandages puf fhem up IH packs had fhe packs sferllnzed and dlsfrubufed fhe sferlllzed bandages fo fhe various baffle dressing Approxlmafely IOOOO feef of dry plasfer of paris bandages were rolled by corpsmen and sfowed an boxes which were dlsfrlbufed fo fhe baffle dressing sfafnons On fhe nlghf of ll March l945 'fhe Meducal Depf personnel were called upon fo puf Info use all fhexr medn cal knowledge Worlung af non sfop feverxsh pace fhe Randolph Medlcal Depf wufh fhe and of medlcal men from nenghbornng shlps had fhe snfuafnon well under con frol wnfhln 24 hours despnfe fhe large casualfy lnsf which clazmed 29 dead and 105 wounded The phenomenal feafs performed fhaf mghf speak well of fhe Randolph Medical Depf and will be re membered for many years fo come Alfhough fhe Medical Depf ns one of fhe smallesf ones on fhe sh: four of nfs men received nn urles as a res P I U of fhe suucnde haf Lleuf lg Wayne C Hood and Rnchard P Swlff PhM 3!c suffered back mlurles Owen Bechfel Ph M 3 c suffered exfensnve fhard degree burns and John C Afhanasslou S I c received shrapnel wounds nn fhe forearm and chesf On 7 June when fhe Randolph was haf agaln fhe Medncal Depf had fhe enflre sxfuaflon complefely under confrol wufhnn sux hours affer fhe accldenf From fhe fume of commlsslomng fo fhe firsf bsrfhday 258 operafnons were performed by Randolphs docfors nn fhe operafmg room Of fhese operafuons 2l were appendncufus cases and 52 fonsll cases The mosf operahcns performed In one monfh was 54 fn March i945 fhe monfh we were haf by fhe Jap plane Forfy fwo operahons were performed ln Ocfober l945 and 34 In June I I O ll I U I . D . ll I I . I . . . . I I X I . . ' . . . . . . I f I . sfafions scaffered fhroughouf fhe ship. ' . X s, W A A JQT-4 'R - wsm - lg, fe-, sb-fl hug, in ,Q . ..

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yo dg all kinds of operafions, including brain surgery: a ward dief kifchen adiacenf fo fhe Sick Bay ward: an air condifioned ward confaining 48 beds: an air condifioned, 5.bed isolafion ward: an air condifioned 2-bed quief room: a linen locker and a medical supplies sforeroom. Up on fhe gallery deck, amidship, sfarboard side, is fhe emergency baffle dressing sfafion which, like eighf other such sfafions locafed sfrafegically fhroughouf fhe ship. is fully equipped, sfocked and ready for all emer- gencies independenf of all oufside aid and communica- fion. Two fully-sfocked medical supplies sforerooms on fhe fourfh deck, one forward and one aff, complefe fhe medical deparfmenf spaces. As Senior Medical Officer, Dr. W. J. James has charge of all maferial and sfores on board, under fhe cognizance of fhe Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Lieuf. William Craig Roberfson lMCl USN, who re- ceived his wings as flighf surgeon af Pensacola, Fla., in I943, is fhe Assisfanf Medical Officer. Lieuf. Richard Talbof Williams lMCl USNR, of Balfimore, Md., is fhe ship's surgeon and Junior Medical Officer. ChPharm Joseph Trachfenberg, who has been in fhe Navy since l920, is fhe Division Officer. On 26 Sepfember, Pharm. Ralph C. Manfenio reporfed aboard for dufy and fook over fhe burden of Medical Supply Officer. Comdr. William Basil Johnson, Jr., lDCl USN, who hails from Annapolis, Md., is fhe head of fhe denfal deparfmenf. In addifion fo Dr. Johnson, fhe denfal sfaff includes Lieuf. James T. Ashwell lDCl USN, and Lieuf. Donald Kefferhagen lDCl USNRg plus fhree enlisfed men who acf as assisfanfs and are specially frained for fhis 'l'ype of work. Lieuf. Jesse E. Owens lDCl USN, was a member of fhe denfal sfaff from fhe fime of fhe ship's commission- ing unfil Sepfember, l945, when he was defached from fhe ship and replaced by Dr. Kefferhagen. Of fhe 32 corpsmen who were aboard fhe Randolph on commissioning day, a roll call reveals fhaf seven of fhaf number are missing one year lafer: Harry Ochsfein was fransferred fo a seaplane fender. Herberf Braun- sfein was fransferred fo anofher division. Dave Edblom was discharged from fhe service lasf June because of his age. Bernard Weissman was fransferred fo anofher ship. Owen Bechfel received exfensive fhird degree burns on I I March, I945, af Ulifhi, and was senf back fo fhe Unifed Sfafes for hospifalizafion. Joseph M. Seeger had his leff leg ampufafed as a resulf of fhe accidenf on fhe flight deck on 7 June, l945, and Ralph Cook losf his life in fhaf same accidenf. All fhe men were faughf how fo adminisfer blood plasma, albumin and whole blood. Everybody fook furns seffing up fhe unifs in pracfice sessions under fhe wafch- ful eyes of fhe doctors. The men were drilled consfanfly I

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