William R Homberg left a comment on Naval Hospital Newport, Rhode Island
"Michael Arditi
I worked also with LTJG Griffith, she was Ensign when I met her.  We worked newborn nursery.  Was there when the hospital was quarantined because of an outbreak of meningitis, one case in the nursery.  We had close to 40 newborns in…"
Aug 21, 2019
William R Homberg left a comment for John paiva
"The Lochhausen I usually visit is about 20 minutes east? by train near Langweid-Puchhiem, I think the S-4.  I stay at Landwirtschaft Deutsche Eiche.
How did you end up in Germany and how long have you been there?  I was hoping to eventually retire…"
Aug 21, 2019
William R Homberg left a comment for John paiva
"my home email is fmf6667doc@gmail.com.  The mail is sent as Li'l Bamboo a nickname I got from the Vietnamese people while performing Civic Action Duties in the first part of my tour.  The Corpsman that I went there with had already the nickname…"
Aug 21, 2019
William R Homberg left a comment for John paiva
"Servus!
The rank of HA Hospitalman Apprentice was E-2.  If you were striking for a rating and you were an E-2 you were an Apprentice of that rating.  However you could be a PO3 and just beginning Hospital Corps School you were technically an…"
Aug 21, 2019
William R Homberg left a comment on Naval Hospital Newport, Rhode Island
"I served at USN Hospital Newport RI from March 66 to Nov 66 spent five months working the newborn nursery nine months after the massive blackout on the east coast!  We had so many babies in the nursery that CSU pumped O2 in 24/7 to keep the C02…"
Aug 21, 2019
William R Homberg posted a photo
HA
Me at home having my photo taken by my dad. I was on christmas leave from Hospital Corps School Great Lakes.
Aug 21, 2019