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Caduceus - AnswersRating insignia for the Hospital Corps
Sickbay - AnswersWhere sick and injured men were taken for care
cockpit - AnswersAnother name for sickbay
Surgeon Steward - AnswersFirst enlisted rate requiring specific qualification
Medal of Honor - AnswersHighest military decoration
Distinguished Service Cross - Answers2nd highest military decoration (US Army)
Navy Cross - Answers2nd highest military decoration (Navy, Marines, Coast Guard)
Silver star - AnswersThird highest military combat decoration
Bronze star - AnswersA U.S. military decoration awarded for heroic or meritorious achievement
or service in combat not involving aerial flight after 6 December 1941
Ship's Surgeon - AnswersTrained physician
Surgeons mate - AnswersUsually a physician but subordinate to surgeon
On 2nd March 1799 ,Congress...(1) - Answers1. Mandated all newly commissioned sailing
warships to contain a "cockpit" for treatment of the sick and injured
On 2nd March 1977, Congress ....(2) - AnswersUnofficially reestablished need for enlisted
medical personnel with no official title or job description
Who are the Loblolly Boyz - AnswersPersonnel who served porridge to the sick
What are some of the responsibilities of a loblolly - Answers1.Maintain cleanliness
2.Provide water and containers to hold amputated limbs
When did loblollys serve - Answers1.During the Quasi-war with France (1797-1800)
2. During the first Barbary War (1801-1805)
Who is John Wall? - AnswersFirst loblolly boy
Who is John domyn? - AnswersFirst Loblolly POW
Who is Joseph Anderson? - AnswersFirst African American loblolly boy
Surgeon Steward - Answers1.Ranked second in seniority amount shipboard petty officers.