Photo #: NH 97166
USS Toledo (CA-133)
"Being Prepared for the unexpected is expected of Navy corpsmen,
such as those aboard the USS Toledo (CA-133). An unexpected
case came aboard recently during heavy shelling operations off
the North Korean coast, when a little oriental sparrow, obviously
quite ill, came to rest on the heavy cruiser's open bridge. Without
any question as to its political sentiments, corpsmen Leland
B. Whitney, HM3, (right) ... and Bobby Pete West, SN, ... administered
first aid - in the form of food and warmth - and released the
patient. The blasting of Communist gun emplacements went on as
before."
Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces,
Far East, under date of 28 November 1952.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands"
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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