Navy Medicine

Official Flickr page of U.S. Navy Medicine & its headquarters, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). Please send questions to michael.g.rhode2.civ@health.mil and read an interview about the collection at www.flickr.org/navy-medicine-on-flickr-commons/ Documents and other files can be viewed at the Medical Heritage Library - archive.org/details/usnavybumedhistoryoffice . Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/USNavyMedicine

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Nina Schaefer said:
I am looking for a relative of Ruth Reynolds, I have her keel laying plaque from this event in 1942. I acquired a storage unit in San Diego, California and her plaque was in a box that I recently went through. Please leave a comment below I will check back in a few weeks.
Navy Medicine said:
Her married name is Forsythe and she retired in the reserves as a LCDR in November 1956. In 1957, she was living in Chula Vista, CA. A quick search on the internet did not reveal an obituary for her. If you wish to donate the plaque to the Navy, check this website -https://www.history.navy.mil/

Thank you for your interest in Navy Medicine.
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Mobilus In Mobili said:
For some reason, this photo requires additional explanation.
Navy Medicine said:
I don't write the captions, the photographer does, but this is for training for casualty care for military working dogs. The Army is the only branch with veterinarians, but the Navy uses dogs as well, so there's basic training on how to care for injured ones.
Navy Medicine said:
I don't know why it's lying on a human model.