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Fire Prevention Week - Oct. 4 -10 Vol. V, No. 55 U. S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Saturday, 3 October 1953 Dental Service CAPT G. M. Holley New NAS Mercy Flight Saves Life For Civilians Chief of Staff Capt. George M. Holley, USN, of Critically injured Nurse Established Here relieved CAPT Robert H. Wilkin- son, USN, as Chief of Staff to Commander, Naval Base on Thurs- The flight of a Naval Air Station Albatross on an 800-mile mercy day, 1 October 1953. mission to save the life of a British nurse was revealed recently by Captain Holley graduated from the NAS Public Information Officer. the Naval Academy with the class of 1930 and began his sea service on the USS Memphis. When World War II broke out, he was command- ing the submarine S-41. From 1943 to 1944 he was with Service Force, Pacific, and in 1948 and 1949 com- manded the USS Whitley (AKA- 91). Just prior to reporting to Guantanamo Bay he was command- ing officer of the USS Mazama, an ammunition ship. Captain Holley did post-gradu- ate work in marine engineering and is presently a member of the Engineering Society of Detroit. The captain, his wife, Cynthia and son Christopher, are occupying quarters on the base. Captain Wilkinson has served as Chief of Staff since 1951. His new Dr. Raymond C. Pepin assignment makes him command- ing officer of the USS Navarro Fostered by the need for dental (APA-215). care of civilians on the base a new and almost revolutionary serv- ice has been established here at Sea Queens Targets the base on Bay Hill in the building occupied by the Naval Dental 'Operation Mariner' Clinic. A civilian dentist has nailed up his shingle over a 5-room suite of offices and is accepting appoint- Norfolk, Va. (AFPS)-"Opera- Crew of the mercy flight to Grand Cayman Island: (Standing) LCDR ments from U.S. civilians, their tion Mariner," the largest peace- J. N. Parker, LT F. A. Dandrea, LT A. D. Nelson (MC); (Kneeling) dependents, the dependents of time sea-air maneuver ever staged, S. J. Clark, J. W. Gherrity, R. A. Brown. military personnel, and, in some is underway and will continue until cases, military personnel them- Oct. 4 under the direction of the The plane with a medical crew selves. North Atlantic Treaty Organ- aboard was alerted and sent on Unique to Gitmo ization. the emergency flight by a telephone One part of the exercise will Third Large Carrier message from the American Dr. Con- Raymond C. Pepin, Long- involve the use of several of the sul General in Kingston, Jamaica. view, Wash., came to the base and largest passenger liners in the Receives Message opened his offices under the aus- world. This phase will particularly Due for Construction On pices of the Navy Exchange. The concern the SS United States and Saturday, 19 September, the policy of a civilian dentist prac- the Queen Elizabeth. NAS duty officer was informed that ticing on a naval base is unprece- Submarines and land-based a British government nurse was air- In 1954 Program critically dented, as far as is known, and planes will make simulated "ene- ill on the Grand Cayman according to CAPT M. A. Moon, my" attacks on the liners and the Island, about 360 miles southwest Commanding Officer, Dental Clinic, skippers of the sea queens will Washington (AFPS)-Announc- of here, and was not expected to is "totally unique to this base." radio messages as if they actually ing the Navy's fiscal 1954 ship survive longer than 12 hours unless she could be taken to the According to regulation Navy den- were involved in a war. However, construction and conversion pro- tal officers cannot treat civilians the big ships will not deviate from gram, Secretary of the Navy Rob- hospital in Kingston. The medical except in emergency, therefore their scheduled courses. ert B. Anderson said recently that facilities on Grand Cayman Island U.S. civilians on the base had to Other phases include convoying a third attack aircraft carrier of were incapable of coping with the have their dental needs taken care supply ships through the enemy the Forrestal class, 14 other ships, nurse's injuries, sustained in an of prior to their departure from submarines, repelling both surface and 150 landing craft will be built auto accident. the states and could not count on and submarine forces in the Den- in private shipyards. UF-1 Crew Alerted any further treatment until they mark Strait, and using a deserted The three carriers of the For- The Air Station immediately returned. icelandic island for live aerial restal class have been redesigned alerted its UF-1 crew, and within Graduate of U of Oregon gunnery practice. to incorporate the new angled minutes, the Grumann Albatross Dr. Pepin is a graduate of the flight deck and other improvements was airborne piloted by LT F. A. University of Oregon School of Washington (AFPS) - Promo- -a move expected to cut construc- Dandrea with LCDR J. N. Parker Dentistry. He spent three years in tion of 55,000 Navy enlisted men tion costs of the USS Forrestal as co-pliot. LT A. D. Nelson, flight the Army from 1942 until 1945 to grades E-4, E-5 and E-6 follow- alone by $3,000,000 without delay- surgeon, and S. J. Clark, HM3, when he returned to civilian prac- ing examinations held last month ing its completion date. were the medical team and J. W. tice. He also returned to the Uni- is planned by Bureau of Personnel. Gherrity, AL1, and All qualified private R. A. Brown, versity as an instructor in den- Promotions w ill b e effective yards have AD3, made up the crew. Dr. Nelson tistry. From 1946 he remained in Nov. 16. been invited to bid on the 1954 carried intravenous solutions and Longview until this year. Lists of successful candidates work which will include the build- oxygen with him along with other The doctor brought with him from the 200,000 men who took the ing of three destroyers, two escort necessary medical equipment which almost $10,000 worth of the latest was lacking on Grand exams will be mailed to commands vessels, Cayman. dental equipment. Two operating in October. The breakdown for four 165-foot minesweep- The rapidly sinking nurse, Her- rooms, one laboratory, one dark promotion is: E-6, 5000; E-5, ers, one mine hunter two ammuni- sie Blair, was put on board the (Continued on next Page) tion ships and two landing ships. 18,0009 nd E-4, 32,000, (Continued on next Page) 9 Page Two THE INDIAN Saturday, 3 October 1953 Sunday, 4 October 1953 Editorial Office, U. S. Naval Base Special Services Department Fleet Recreation Center Catholic Masses Base Chapel Saturday, 3 October 1953 0700-Naval 0900-Naval Base Chapel U. S. NAVAL BASE Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Daily Mass - 0630 Rear Admiral C. L. C. Atkeson, Jr., USN Confessions: Saturda y, 1730 - Commander 1800; 1930 - 2015, Confessions CAPT Robert H. Wilkinson Chief of Staff are not heard before Mass on Sunday. - U. S. NAVAL STATION Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Protestant Services CAPT Orlin L. Livdahl Commanding Officer Sunday: 0930-Sunday School CAPT Jack M. Howell 1000-Adult Bible Class Executive Officer 1100-Divine Worship Editorial Staff 1930-Christian Fellow- Lieutenant E. A. Sandness Officer Adviser ship H. E. Davis, JOC- Managing Editor Al Henderson, JOS- News Editor Wednesday: 1930-Mid-Week J. C. Dierks, J03-------- Sports Prayer S. E. Cobbs, PHSN---- Photographer Thursday: 1930-Choir Rehearsal THE INDIAN is published weekly, fin- Chaplains at this Activity anced by non-appropriated funds, printed on government equipment, for free distri- CDR M. 0. Stephenson, CHC, USN bution on the U. S. Naval Base, Guan- LT J. F. Agnew, CHC, USNR Bay, Cuba by order of the Base tanamo Eight weeks of conscientious study are rewarded as Captain O. L. (Protestant) Commander. Livdahl, commanding officer of the Naval Station, presents Victor L. THE INDIAN is published in compliance Dittman, CS2 (left) and Larry R. Slagle, FN, with certificates for LCDR W. J. Spinney, CHC, USN with the provisions of NAVEXOS-P-35 (Catholic) (Rev) 1945. successful completion of the USAFI course "Mechanics of English." Also This publication receives AFPS material. completing the course were Dean L. Faulkender, AD3 of the Naval Air AFPS material appearing herein cannot be Station, Arthur N. Devince, BM1 of the Fleet Boat Pool, Thomas D. reprinted without written permission of Bradford, SN of the Fleet Boat Pool and David J. Griffiths, DC1 of Tiny Tot Bible Time Armed Forces Press Service, 641 Washing- Group. ton Street, New York 14, New York. the Fleet Training By B. J. Sutherling A Message from Garcia . Mercy Flight. Dental Service . A LITTLE BOY SHARES (Continued from Page One) HIS LUNCH Fair (Continued from Page One) Bayamo's Cattle room and John 6:1-13 Kingston a waiting room comprise Albatross and landed in the 5-room suite. One day JESUS talked with many five hours after the urgent message Henry Garcia people. By at the Air Station. The doctor is available for treat- was received ment to the following: Tunas' County Fair just finished She was immediately transferred JESUS told the mothers and and another big "fiesta" is coming to the hospital in Kingston. During (1) U. S. civilian contractors and daddies how to share. their up in Cuba. It is Cuba's popular the flight from Grand Cayman to dependents He told the boys and girls how to Bayamo's Cattle Fair, about which Kingston Dr.