LIEUTENANT LARRY G. RAY
LIEUTENANT WALLACE R. LEYDAMedical Department
FLIGHT SURGEON
The flight Surgeon is responsible for physical and mental health program of his squadron and toward this end spends a portion of each day in friendly personal contact with his men, as well as conducting sick call and routine physical examinations. He is also responsible for the preventive medicine program, and in support of this lectures frequently to the men on topics of current importance and discusses certain aero-medical problems.
It is also his duty to fly with his men in order to become familiar with their problems incident to flight. The Flight Surgeon is also responsible for the first aid training of all men in his squadron.
FLIGHT DENTIST
Although the dental officer is not in direct contact with his squadron, his duties are to proved dental treatment for his unit on the same basis as personnel of the station providing the dental facility. The Dental Officer is provided equal working space with the other dental officers by the U.S. Naval Air Station, Agana.
His treatment includes all personnel of the station which total approximately 1,800 military personnel, and 2,000 dependents. Dental education through lectures and at chair side is an important function provided by the dental officer.
