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"Not me. I worked dirty surgery, ER, and then P-13 (NP). Transferred to NP School at USNH Philadelphia in February 1961. Where did you work at Newport?"
"Yes - That was me. The surfer was Bill Orner. When we reported in, the old nurse that was over staffing told us she hated corpsmen from San Diego and made us demonstrated a spiral reverse bandage. I did OK and was assigned to dirty surgery. Orner…"
"Stationed there from 1959 - 1961. Started in dirty surgery and the ER, then worked P-13 (NP locked ward) until I left for NP School in 1961. Most memorable experiences were Ike's summer white house and the festival riots in 1960. I remember Dr.…"
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I worked officers ward, P-13 (night duty), had drivers license so pulled duty Ambulance and food carts, worked ER and dirty surgery as well as paternity. We were left short handed when the Cuban Crisis took place consequently every corpsman and Wave worked all over. It was nuts.
The last year I was in supply division. That was also where the optical department was located. IBM computers came into use in supply and I was offered to train for the company as we started using the system that year. I wasn't interested so refused the training. Considering the direction computers took, it may not have been my wisest decision.
Did you come to Newport with a guy who was a surfer and lived on the beach before he came in the Navy.
Are you from California ?
Not sure but I think I know you from Newport