A Question about Fleet Boats and Medics

Kongo Otto · 11-13-11, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Two sources, same incident:
http://www.navalhistory.org/2010/09/...-appendectomy/
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq87-3a.htm

Wow!!

Thank you very much.

LordCucumber · 11-15-11, 06:51 AM

I remember reading in Bill Ruhe's memoires (a retired officer who served on six patrols in the Pacific on several subs, including the old S class subs) they once had to transfer a crewman sick with appendicitis to another sub returning home. IIRC they arranged a rendez vous at night, lifting the sick man on an improvised stretcher through one of the larger deck manholes into a dingy, and on board of the returning sub.

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11-15-11, 06:51 AM	#2
LordCucumber Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 33 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I remember reading in Bill Ruhe's memoires (a retired officer who served on six patrols in the Pacific on several subs, including the old S class subs) they once had to transfer a crewman sick with appendicitis to another sub returning home. IIRC they arranged a rendez vous at night, lifting the sick man on an improvised stretcher through one of the larger deck manholes into a dingy, and on board of the returning sub.