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  Jim Decota June 12, 2011 at 1:25pm

  Welcome to the room, I mean compartment, Doc Markus!
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  edward james markus June 12, 2011 at 8:03am

  Portsmouth Naval Hospital...1970....NAS Oceana   1970-1973.....Proud to be a "DOC"

   
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  Jim Decota June 3, 2011 at 6:51pm

  OK, here's another question for my fellow Doc's.

  I remember seeing a utility patch(the iron on type) for HM1 in the blue chambray material for the utility shirt way back when and once upon a time. I have never seen one again until I found this photo.

  That is a "caduceus" under the crow on that shirt!

  I remember hearing once though that the CO on a ship had them added to the utility patch for the corpsmen on board because he wanted them readily identifiable at all times. The regs do say that the CO of a ship has the authority to make minor changes to the uniform on board.

  I am having iron on transfer made for my chambray shirts and wanted to add the caduceus for that very reason. So, when I am on board I am easily identified as the Corpsman!

  Any input here? Anyone ever seen or had one? Anyone ever heard of?
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  Randall L. Bruns May 30, 2011 at 7:03pm

  That's all I could think of, although I know we had separate stamps for each of our MDs and PAs also, but I didn't know if there was an MD on a DE in WWII.  We also had special ones made for things like PT, LAB, and X-RAY, but probably not appropriate for a DE.   VSULA (Vaccination Scar Upper Left Arm) was another one I remembered.  Good luck withit all.  I hope I've made a small contribution.
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  Jim Decota May 30, 2011 at 6:38pm

  Thanks Randall! Those will help! I am hoping to find vintage stamps through collectors. But, if that doesn't work I will have replicas made. I am using vintage photos from sick bay on another DE for restoration. I am going to try and restore every little detail I can, right down to those stamps.
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  Randall L. Bruns May 27, 2011 at 2:21am

  No Watch Standing might be another stamp.
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  Randall L. Bruns May 27, 2011 at 2:14am

  Light Duty X ____ hrs.

  RTC in ____ days.  (Return to Clinic) or RTSB (Return to Sick Bay)

  Bedrest X ____ hrs.

  No prolonged sitting / standing / marching X ____ days.

  Vital Signs stamp  B/P-____/____  P-____ R-____ T-____

  HM's personal Stamp   i.e. Randall L. Bruns        

                                             HM           USNR        

                                             USS Slater                 

  I had mine set up in three lines

  leaving a space after the HM

  so I could put 3/2/1/C/CS/CM

  Date / Time stamp

  Allergies stamp

  USS SLATER stamp

  I remember others we had in Recruit Training Command and in the Emergency Room for routine meds (GG Syrup, Sudafed, Tylenol, Robaxin, Sitz Baths) but your's would have to be era appropriate.

   

  Hope these help.
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  Jim Decota May 26, 2011 at 11:58pm

  Everyone, I need a little help here! In restoring sick bay on the USS Slater I have come upon a question I don't have a definitive answer for. I am rebuilding the log desk and cabinet in the picture. You'll notice on the back splash there are several rubber stamps. There looks to be 10 or 12 of them. I am going to have replicas made by a company that has their old(1940's) patterns. Any suggestions on what the stamps would have been? I am guessing at a couple like "cleared for duty"!

  
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  Jim Decota May 21, 2011 at 11:25pm

  Jennifer, Not only did they close HM school at Balboa they tore down almost all those historical stucco buildings! Other than the old main hospital building, the only things that remain are the chapel(now a vet museum) and the historical gate.

  Ya gotta love it! Training Navy Corpsmen at an Army base? Maybe they'll start training Army artillery on a Navy ship and see if they can handle a 5"/38cal gun!
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  Randall Keith Hunter April 27, 2011 at 2:31pm

  That's not a bad idea Jim. We already have a very active FRA Branch here in Cheyenne. I may bring that up at the next meeting.