Navy History Flashcards
When was the first direction given to Navy medicine published in?
1775
What’s a ship’s surgeon?
Trained physician
What’s a Surgeon’s mate?
Hint 5 things
U.w.o.d.o
Usually a physician but subordinate to a surgeon Warrant officer status One particular cruise only Duties similar to senior HM One enlisted man (on occasion)
On March 2 1799 what did congress mandate?
All newly commissioned warships contain a “cockpit” for the sick
How did the loblolly (corpsman forerunners) boys name come about?
Boys who Served porridge called loblolly to the sick and injured
What were the duties assigned to loblolly boys and when were they classified an official rate?
Hint M.P.S.C.
Maintain cleanliness of cockpit
Water and containers to hold amputated limbs
Coal to heat tar used for hemorrhages control
Sand used for slip and falls on blood soaked decks
1814
What two wars did the loblolly boys serve in?
Quasi war with France 1797-1800
Barbary war 1801-1805
Who was the first loblolly boy?
John Wall
Who was the first loblolly prisoner of war?
John Dominic
Who was the first African American loblolly boy?
Joseph Anderson
The title Surgeon Steward was used when?
From the age of American expansion to the end of the Civil War (1820-1865)
When was the surgeon steward first seen in Navy pay Charts ?
Hint reverse last two numbers of loblolly boys
1841
Where were surgeon stewards ranked?
Hint -petty officers
Ranked second in seniority among shipboard petty officers ( under the master-at-arms)
What was the first enlisted rating requiring specific qualifications?
Surgeon steward
Nurse served in the navy from?
Which enlisted personnel were considered nurses?
Who did they serve side by side with?
(1861-1873)
Applied to junior enlisted personnel
Served concurrently with surgeon steward
