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  Jim Decota April 9, 2011 at 4:12pm

  That's the USS Slater a WW2 Destroyer Escort here in Albany, NY Check the site www.ussslate.org  If you click on the "online tour" button then the "first platform" then scan down to sick bay and click on it. At the bottom of the page is a panoramic photo. Click on that and you can scan around.
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  Michael J Sanchez April 9, 2011 at 4:11pm

  Every pic is in my album now!  Thanks for all these flashes back to when I was ten foot tall and bullet proof and gonna live forever with the rest of my Marine infantry platoon...
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  Michael J Sanchez April 9, 2011 at 4:08pm

  Doc Jim, on what ship is this marvelous collection found?
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  Jim Decota April 9, 2011 at 3:00pm

  Robin, I am sure the Corpsman didn't involve themselves in the fray between the seamen and firemen! lol
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  Jim Decota April 9, 2011 at 2:41pm

  Doc Mike, I didn't do most of that! Actually I am correcting a lot of it! I have had to remove things that don't belong and find things that do! I recently found a Microscope, Baumanometer and Steth that are all 1944 vintage and marked "US Navy Medical Dept". I have to move the autoclave over to where it belongs and mount the treatment table that would have been folded up against the wall. I have to find or fabricate the bottle racks for the wall and then stock them. Then it's strip, clean and repaint everything! Plus, because most of the veteran crew are somewhat advanced in years, I have to stock in the modern stuff like an inhalator, AED and trauma pack. That stuff will be put in the cabinets out of sight. All that will be visible is the authentic period gear.

    Hey, if you want to help feel free! I am trying to recruit Doc's that want to join the veteran crew. Even if I can get people that would spend one weekend aboard during the Spring and Summer, we can provide coverage when there are youth groups and others staying aboard overnight.

  Thought you might enjoy this pic

  
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  Michael J Sanchez April 9, 2011 at 2:10pm

  Doc Jim, those photos and the recreation is amazing!  How'd you DO that??

  I'm flashing back to the "good ole days," when at 20 yrs. old I had more responsibility than at any time in my life since then.

  There we were, practicing medicine without a license, Merck Manual on the shelf next to Gray's Anatomy...

  God Bless the Hospital Corps!

  mjs
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  Robin Renee' Wilson April 8, 2011 at 11:08pm

   I went through Corpsman School in Great Lakes around '88. I showed up with my Fireman Strips still on, (I got back my Corpsman School that the Navy had pulled to use for recruiting Purposes) and Holy Cow did every one panic-they were having Seaman, and Fireman wars break out; ahhh- good times.

   
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  Doug Wean February 3, 2011 at 11:58pm

  HM2, !966-1971. HCS, Great Lakes,Il., Grad. February-67. Field Medical Service School, Camp LeJeune, March-1967. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth,Va.- April-1967.

  9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Okinawa-1967. Marine Corps Counter-Insurgency Guerrilla Warfare Training, Okinawa. 3rd Marine Division, Vietnam-1968. Wounded in action September 19th,1968. 'Silver Star fior Gallantry in Action', 'Purple Heart Medal'. Naval Security Group Activity, Edzell, Scotland- 1969-1971.
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  Jim Decota January 31, 2011 at 7:21pm

  Here's a question that some Doc out there can answer, I think! One of the missing items in sick bay is a scale. It is my belief that every sick bay, no matter how small had a scale. They were a primary item on all physicals. I even found somewhere (that I can not find again) a story where the corpsman used the "Height bar", with a couple of adaptions to hang IV's. I have located a scale from the period (mid 40's) and have come up with the following creation. Any ideas anyone?

  
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  M E Leclerc January 26, 2011 at 1:17am

  Jim,

   

  Two things:

   

  I can't believe the shape of the artifacts on this ship! That takes me back but I can't offer much on updating hardware since that's way beyond my time. I just looked at the ship's restoration site and sick bay looks amazing. Great job. I'll post the page with the panoramic tour on FB to see if anyone can give you more input.

   

  Second, I don't place much credence to Wikipedia so I'd rather not get upset yet at the thought of my alma mater closure. I'll poke around to see what I can find. That would piss me the hell off too.