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WWII sailor who removed appendix dies
AP ^ | 4/19/5

Posted on 04/19/2005 12:55:27 PM PDT by SmithL

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To: Professional Engineer; PAR35; bkwells; GATOR NAVY; Diver Dave; A Navy Vet; Iris7
PE and PAR35, thanks for the ping. We'll have to see about doing a Foxhole thread on this sailor!

Ping to the some of the Foxhole Navy!

21 posted on 04/19/2005 5:31:39 PM PDT by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: IonImplantGuru

I'm so glad he got his medal before he died. It was a long time coming.


22 posted on 04/19/2005 5:33:47 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Impeach Judge Greer - In memory of Terri Schindler <strike>Schiavo</strike> - www.terrisfight.org)
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To: Professional Engineer
I was going to ping the foxholers, but I see them here already, so I'll just BUMP the thread.
23 posted on 04/19/2005 5:35:29 PM PDT by Samwise (I've got my towel.)
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To: SmithL

That's correct Rector was later killed in battle, but his appendix lived and went on to become the current junior Senator from Maryland.


24 posted on 04/19/2005 5:38:28 PM PDT by chickenlips
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To: IonImplantGuru
If we're gonna ping, let's ping the whole dang family!

I knew I could count on you.

25 posted on 04/19/2005 5:43:19 PM PDT by SmithL (Proud Submariner)
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To: SmithL

One ping, in memory of a good guy who finally got the medal he deserved.

Bravo zulu, Seaman. RIP.


26 posted on 04/19/2005 5:52:42 PM PDT by TruthNtegrity (The local station didn't even show the First pitch of the NATs. What's up with that?)
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To: snippy_about_it

Down thread there is mention of a couple of other subs where the same thing happened.


27 posted on 04/19/2005 6:24:50 PM PDT by PAR35
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'Whatever happened to the guy he operated on?'
'...Rector was back on duty in 13 days. He died two years later aboard a different submarine, the USS Tang, when the Tang fired a torpedo that circled back and struck the vessel.'

Wow. I have never heard of a torpedo doing that? I wonder what causes a torpedo to do that?


28 posted on 04/19/2005 8:49:13 PM PDT by rawhide
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previous article here on FR at Former submariner will finally be recognized [23 yo WWII pharmacist's mate performed appendectomy]
29 posted on 04/19/2005 9:11:40 PM PDT by Mike Fieschko
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To: rawhide

I know of a couple people who have performed self-appy's.


30 posted on 04/19/2005 10:20:34 PM PDT by yevgenie (8 bits in a byte; 2 bits to a quarter ($.25) ==> so, 8 bits is a dollar ???)
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To: rawhide

Happened all too often.

Probably a problem with the directional gyro. Maybe a plugged control air nozzle?

Happened a lot in the US Submarine Service. The one that sunk TANG was a late war electric torpedo rushed into service to replace the early war torpedoes which were really, really, bad.


31 posted on 04/20/2005 12:29:40 AM PDT by Iris7 (A man said, "That's heroism." "No, that's Duty," replied Roy Benavides, Medal of Honor.)
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To: IonImplantGuru

What a story! Bump!!


32 posted on 04/20/2005 5:15:04 AM PDT by gobucks (http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/classics/students/Ribeiro/Laocoon.htm)
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To: gobucks

Yes truly an amazing individual


33 posted on 04/20/2005 5:17:14 AM PDT by Kelly_2000
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To: massgopguy

Yea. I have the movie on tape.Good movie!


34 posted on 04/20/2005 5:25:52 AM PDT by painter (We celebrate liberty which comes from God not from government.)
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To: Ditto
I have a feeling this lowly Pharmacists Mate made a lot of Navy Docs look bad

By 'Navy Doc', do you mean Navy Doctor?

Pharmacist Mate was the orignal MOS of the Navy Corpsman, also know informally as 'Doc', but is not a Doctor.
35 posted on 04/20/2005 5:38:53 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer (If you're gonna be a Knight act like a Knight.)
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