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Show ST Mdiitain an Enviable Tradition ui ocrviw uu igu tOion Hospital Hill 'Pill-Roller- s' Wednesday, December 22, 1943 Field, Utah EDITORIAL SUPERVISION ' : Captain A. B. Wanamaker Special Information Officer IJeut. Walter D. Stockly Aislstant Special Information Offleer Uelationi Public Officer, Lileutenant Charles - - frr Rru.ri.il P. Mallory 'w Special Projects Major Robert Renfro . . Captain Carl 8. Menger EDITOR Technical Sergeant Ryland M. Thomason Aasoclatea ' Corporal Sylvester Staff Be wan Wilbert B. Harvey Marge Fernlmen Gael Moan Pfc. Stan Glowaeld Larry C. Evans an ana moiograpny Base Photographic Section and Kinney farmnt Raorn Uaa The'HIUtlelder Is publUhed weeioy. is tne lnterets of the llltaW and flv Id. the Air Basi. Ogden Air Oepot and Ogden Air Service Command, of the facilities oJden Utah, and la distributed free each Wednesday. It is printed with W through the cooperation of The Ogden Standard-Examine- r. Opinion, expressed the staff, and In this paper are those of the Individual writers and members of It the attitude of the army or of the commandingor reflect no necessarily ST P"lshd columns be not reaucned that articles appearing In it Relation. The Field. Hill Office at without h. express con.ent of the Public receive, material aupplled by Camp Newspaper without 205 East 2nd Street. N. . a Credited material may not be republished Service. from Newspaper Camp permission J. AdeM t.SS medte dethment man on KP. Enjoyi WHAT DO WE SEE? . . . Yes, that's an enthusuwtic the On right is Sgt. Vincent Quinlan, pharmacist self, isn't he ? That's Pfc. Allan Diefendorf. . r mbwv Hill-field- er T V Salomon Pwnownhimmp Command. enlisted men, d The officers and nurses who make up the complement of the station e hospital man their production-linwith pills and potions; instead oi a pneumatic drill their tool- - is a hypodermic syringe. It is probably from the universal ana application of this sadistic implement that the Medics derive a slight lack of popularity. Staffine "and maintaining the station hospital involves multitudinous and endless tasks of nursing, 100-od- treatment, administration, examination, and training. To keep men on the job with the minimum of time lost from illness is the; prime concern. This calls for dozens of highly trained technicians, a capable staff of medical officers and nurses, and the unrequited pa tience and forbearance of that group of men which performs the most unselfish service of all the ; ward men. "Rise and Shine"; v . X ... The Stai6n'H6spitaIMedfcs be- gin their day in the fasion of all A hypodermic syringe Is Sgt. Carl Schellhlse; STERILIZING All EM on this base can vouch for the potency of these instruments.1 soldiers; uncomfortably and early. At six a.m. their tall, blond first sergeant tromps through each of the detachment barracks and announces in, a voice particularly unnerving at that time of morning: "All right, let's go outside and get it over with." l, "It" is a brief but frigid roll-cal- that takes place in the barracks area. Next the barracks are prepared for the daily inspection, and at 7:20 a.m. the day's work begins. It is here that the ceremony JmW&Rfa Pit- Medical Corps soldier becomes distinct from all the others." In the hospital wards the corps-me- n take up their endless routine of cleaning and nursing. In the out patient department sick-ca- ll is held. In surgery, the technicians sterilize shiny instruments and prepare for the day's operations. In the pharmacy department medicines are compounded and capsules I FITTING . . . GI glasses is a daily medic detachment job. Sgt Kohutck is shown placing a pair on Cpl. Thomas Tinnin. Walter s 4. Former Employe Ends Furlough Seventeen-year-ol- d d Seaman Class Emmctt Nalder, a Hill Field employe at the time of his enlistment Sept. 14, 1943, has just spent a furlough with his parents In Ogden. His station Is the naval training station at Farragut, Ida. ' Sec-no- Mrs. Sorrells PTA Head New president of the Lay ton, Utah Parent-TeachAssociation is Mrs. E. H. Sorrels. Mrs. Sorrels is the, wire of Capt. Elmer H. Sor reis, army air base adjutant at Hill Field. She was elected at a reorganization meetinc held Dec. er 18. filled. The Daily Routine The flight surgeon begins the daily routine of flying examinations. GI glasses are prescribed in the optical department. ,And in the mess hall unlucky ones chosen for the day's tour of KP submerge in their tubs of soapy water and dirty utensils. There are numerous other functions that fall to the Medical Corps; inspection of military in- n I -- iHfcJAP HAP 5KIPPOOEP MONKEP UP ANP $NAF0EP CVCV-.ITI-DC Cnilkin IT AI CIIT1AM ww v w f rr T ' - wwmm 7TTC"' v mm iv jj d. X-r- ay man-hou- rs iriv ' I I m I m HEEE w it ii I V - IU PH'" mm .mm I 1 1 m i R f il m m i I . I I a iji a S II Hi i in mm high-power- ed NAMED l -- Arc out WITH A PASS ...HE"u SAID ONWITH A rtAVP UCB xe. A I6H TTUC a i YANK nr ME AS PRESSES SMOW PLENTY... ' fe The following Pres. officers m' week elected to the board i ernorg by members of tht ieid omcers' mess di meeting in the base thi - Col. Vernee Theodore C. G. Halliday. BedwelL Jr. k. warmer, Capt Rok T. Clint,) cans s. Menger, 1st Lt M Jjercoy Critton, Capt. James Jones ( WAC), and E. Pickens. Col. Halliday 1st Lt, W and Capt were elected president and president, respectively, of the of governors by board mi Col. Halliday has been president. During the meeting era reports and projects were cussed. Lt. Col. David P. base utilities officer, repoi officers' skeet range had completed and was ready fi Concerning the skating said - one of the athletic would be flooded for this ity when the weather becomi enough., Before the opening of the cers mess session. Col. lit D. Fator. AAB comraandint cer, asked that all officerstheirW to the personnel under pervision a high commendats the excellent response riven war bond drives and the wh K campaign. Lt. Col. C. C. utv commander, annronriate Minty, OASC said he ui for officers t oa 0 their Christmas cardsooaw cers' mess bulletin fsni orrpptintro to their fc ficers. He said this would terially ease the Yuletide on the postal service. er ij ! I All proceeds of the moj ' f,,M ihmva being preHJ the K in night Wednesday east wing recreation n fit A1 AVA1 trt Margaret .oimlinf. ' Kcd,v. li executive for chapter of Hillcrest, chase of Chrisimae for needv families. SOT The project underu- - - . K ator, and memocio py "i rliih It wa announcedwelftft nnahnm dormitory 1 .A..not!nii w.. unit NO. A It's All In Tho VJov You Look Ajjt ' wtiNi uuk. Cliiie Vice Wednesday Dorm Intake to Red Croisj Base Employe's Kin Addresses Workers sup-?fflc- by Milton Caniff, creator of "Terry and the Pirates" U at feiKA we ear into portion, v..' faj m r7 A LADY "' WITH PLENTY OPOOOP Ml AMMUNITION,. Ml. . - i e3 Ij n It W . ne Col. Halliday Is Pres., Capt ; Tech. Sgt, Edward Kill pack, wounded veteran of European and AiWVi.n aerial warfare, now at Bushnell hospital, emphasized the vital need for fuel for use in the nation's warnlanes in a recent address to workers of e gasoline refinery now under construction in Salt Lake City. A native of Salt Lake, Sgt. Kill tne cemai.. nr ai is stallations and public eating places Killpack, junior and to see that thev are sanitarv ,iv. m property ea activities con ing immunizations, Male Call I Lt. , ducting ' Board of Covert Chosen for Me physical inspections, and perform ing many administrative duties. Once a day for every Medic there is physical training, which is endured with characteristic griping but unspoken realization of its benefits. Each afternoon there is a training class in the detachment day, room, While at 1700 o'clock the working day is over for most organizations, the "Pill Rollers", as the Medical Corps is called in GI colloquialism, are always on the job. Night ward men sweat out their long watch, broken only by a midnight snack. The hospital charge of quarters yawns sleepily at his post in ' the OPD, where he awaits emergencies that never fail to arise. All Through the Night All duringthe night a medical officer of the day and a nurse make the rounds, helping a restless patient to sleep here, and relieving another's pain there. The ambulance driver steadfastly thumbs a book, a minute-ma- n who is always ready for the telephone call that will send him speeding to an accident or to a sick-beFrom each of the specialized departments in the hospital there is a man on call everv hour of the day; an technician, a labor atory technician, a surgical technician, a pharmacist, a dental technician, and a medical suddIv clerk. A station hospital Medic does not have a glamorous job. His name is never among those who are commended for inventing a' device that saves so many in engine repair, or solves a problem in maintainance. But hia work is just as important, for he keeps urc" iveep jum U'lyuig." auu-octa- . , of The Army Medical Corps boasts a great tradition Hill Field Station service, and the Medical Detachment at the hours Twenty-fou- r hospital is carrying on in that tradition. the air on the job, keeping a day the Medical Corpsmen are crews and the ground crews physically fit to "Keep 'Em Flythe Ogden Air Service ing" in the hangars and workshops of All in the Day's Work nnno Pfc H. By terrible We are determined that be hire the ran sets on this as a world the be will our throughout recognized flag struggle, power symbol of freedom on the one hand and ot overwhelming on the other." Extract from address by General. Marshall to graduating class at West Point, May 29, 1942. -- u'yiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMit'i v". necessary |