Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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Aw 594' 1 ,WX ' CWO DUNN LTJG BOYER

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT My Medical DeparTmenT is responsible Tor The healTh oT my crew. This involves surgery, minor TreaTmenTs like sTiTches and bandage-s, diagnoses, X-raying, mainTenance oT healTh records and pre- venTaTive TreaTmenTs Trom TirsT aid lecTures To The violenTly haTed shoTs. The l-lospiTal-Corpsman who make up The Medi- cal DeparTmenT are highly skilled aT Their Trade. They seT broken bones, apply dressings, do labora- Tory and pharmacy work, nurse The paTienTs in sick bay, man General QuarTers and TlighT quarTers sTa- Tions and scrub, clean and scour Their spaces To gleaming cleanliness. They are one oT my smallesT buT mosT viTal groups. My Medical OTTicer, LT Jerome Sadowih, is a graduaTe oT BosTon UniversiTy School oT Medicine. BeTore coming aboard, he was assigned To The Philadelphia Naval l-lospiTal. l-le relieved my Tormer Medical OTTicer, LCDR James STewarT. Dr. Sado- wiTz is married To The Tormer MargareT Joyce l.aTT oT BalTimore, Maryland. The Doc is as skilled aT The operaTing Table as he is aT The cribbage board so TaiTh in him is unexcelled.