US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Dix, NJ)

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MEDICAL DETACHIVIE T 1262 ASU . i Mal u Cap? MfSgl' Isl Sgi' MfSgl' Wllllam D. Relber Charles E. Molson, Jr. Paul Mann George Ferguson James H. Donovan Commanding QB? if Sgr Colonel Richardson Sgr Donald F. Krasseli SFC Felix L. Lee Sgl' Earl K. Cline MfSg1 Denver L. Canirell SFC Harry C. Ausiin MfSg+ Colon A. McBride MfSgi' James W. Johnson SFC Vicior T. Sco'H MfSgl' Joe V. Crumpley MfSg+ John F. Bevans MfSgi' Nelson C. Fayeiie SFC Vincen1'Guarino S 5 -2921 LE Cl. ill 'S B MEDICAL 'DEPARTMENT

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The Medical DeTachmenT was acTivaTed I July I947 wiTh The mission oT Turnishing personnel To sTaTT The numerous acTiviTies OT The PosT Surgeon's oTTice. On ThaT daTe There were six Dispensaries in opera- Tion, sTraTegically IocaTed on The ForT Dix Reserva- Tion so ThaT medical aTTenTion was readily available To all personnel wiTh a minimal loss oT Time. The DeTachmenT in addiTion, also Turnished personnel Tor The MenTal Hygiene ConsulTaTion Service, DenTal Service and Tor Medical Processing. On l July I949 The DeTachmenT absorbed The personnel assigned To TilTon General HospiTal and assumed The operaTion oT The STaTion HospiTal aT PorT Dix. AT The STaTion HospiTal modern medical care, TreaTmenT and hospiTalizaTion is provided Tor all members oT The Armed Services on duTy aT ForT Dix and surrounding TerriTory, including Their depend- enTs. Emergency medical TreaTmenT is also available To civilian employees oT The army aT The numerous clispensaries and aT The HospiTal. AT The HospiTal and The Dispensaries almosT all Types oT TreaTmenT are available To miliTar personnel and Their de- pendenTs. The HospiTal has a normal bed capaciTy oT Four Hundred PiTTy l45Ol beds. The DenTal Service operaTes a large clinic on New York Avenue wiTh ThirT -one T311 operaTing chairs in addiTion To providing denTal service Tor personnel aT The HospiTal. Periodically ThroughouT The year denTal surveys are conducTed Tor all miliTary person- nel aT ForT Dix by This service. MfSgT Clifford M. English MfSgT Joseph Jodoin MfSgT OTas K. Lewis MfSgT Roberi' J. Linzy MfSgT ElizabeTh K. O'KeeTe MfSgT Maurice A. Rendell MfSgT Herberi' Scruggs MfSgT Edward L. Waple MfSgT Harold Zornes SFC George L. Davis SFC Raymond Gaberlein SFC John J. Gildea SFC C. W. HilTon SFC Roberf F. JusT SFC WalTer J. Kennedy, Jr. SFC STanley Lewandowski SFC George N. Premore SFC AnThony F. Ross SFC Bryan STack SFC Paul STrenk SFC Gerald A. SwarTz SgT Markean ArneTT Sgi' Roberf Berry Sgf John S. Blasko SgT Earl Blassingame Sgf Haydon L. Bruce Sgf Michael Caparco Sgf Howard W. Davis MEDICAL DETACHMENT AT The presenT Time The DeTachmenT sTaTTs Tour ouTlying Dispensaries where sick call is held daily Tor personnel on duTy in Those respecTive areas and cases requiring more exTensive TreaTmenT are reTerred To The HospiTal or various clinics. The personnel aT The Medical Processing UniT give compleTe physical examinaTions To all individ- uals, requiring such examinaTions aT ForT Dix. In addiTion, They give inoculaTions, make physical proTile examinaTions, Type blood and make chesT x-rays Tor all incoming enlisTees. They also keep and mainTain all medical records oT miliTary personnel aT T:orT Dix. The MoTor Pool manned by The DeTachmenT personnel Turnishes ambulance service To The enTire posT and ouTlying areas including ambulances Tor The Tiring ranges, bivouacs and occasional Trips To Valley Forge General HospiTal and The New York PorT oT EmbarkaTion. The personnel aT The MenTal Hygiene ConsulTa- Tion Service TreaT Those individuals which require ThaT Type oT medical care. As can be seen Trom Toregoing, The personnel oT The Medical DeTachmenT are required To perTorm many and varied duTies, neverTheless They Tind Time To parTicipaTe in all The recreaTional acTiviTies sponsored by Special Service and have repeaTedly been in The upper brackeTs OT nearly all PosT TournamenTs. To Conserve FighTing STrengTh