THE ROLE OF THE ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE IN THEDOMINICAN REPUBLIC CRISIS OF 1965
Darrell G. McPherson
Captain, Medical Service Corps
Office of The Surgeon General
Department of the Army
Washington, D.C.
THE HISTORICAL UNIT, UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE
COL ROBERT S. ANDERSON, MC, USA, Director
CHARLES J. SIMPSON, Executive Officer
HAZEL G. MINE, Chief, Administrative Branch
ERNEST ELLIOTT, Jr., Chief, Editorial Branch
RODERICK M. ENGERT, Chief, General Reference and Research Branch
ROSE C. ENGELMAN, Ph.D., Chief, Historians Branch
GERALDINE B. SITES, Acting Chief, Information Activities Branch
LTC JOSEPH ISRAELOFF, MSC, USA, Chief, Special Projects Branch
Army Operations
Organization
ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Plans
Commitment to Operations
Organization
EXTENT OF MEDICO-MILITARY OPERATIONS
Army Battle Casualties
Evacuation Policies and Procedures
Nonbattle Medical Problems
Psychiatric Problems
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE-CIVIL PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES
Public Service Functions
Water Supply
Garbage Collection and Disposal
Insect Control
Rodent Control
Restaurant Inspection
Beverages
Ice Procurement
Street Vendors
Extent of Medical Treatment Provided Dominican Civilians
Alert and Movement
Buildup and Operations
Civil Action Programs
Medical Supplies for Civilian Use
A. Medical Standard Operating Procedures, 5thLogistical Command
B. Medical Coverage and Procedures in Objective Area, 82d Airborne Division
C. Confidential Nature of Venereal Disease Information,82d Airborne Division
D. Redeployment Physical Evaluation, USFORDOMREP Circular No. 40-12
E. Annual Medical Service Activities Report, 82d Airborne Division, 1965
F. Civilian Restaurant Inspection Program, USFORDOMREP Circular No. 40-4
G. Health Hazards in the Dominican Republic, USFORDOMREP Medical Bulletin No. 1
H. Medical Appendix 1 to Logistics Annex M of Operations Order No. 2-65, USCOMDOMREP
I. Medical Annex to Logistical Operating Instructions
Figures
1. UH-1B helicopter used by the Army Medical Service in the Dominican Republic
2. Medical Service officers conferring near Santa Domingo
3. COL Peter S. Scales, MC, Commanding Officer, 55th Medical Group
4. The 15th Field Hospital during the rainy season
5. The 15th Field Hospital relocated on an abandoned airstrip
6. Main building of the Dominican Naval Academy
7. Ward of the 15th Field Hospital at the Dominican Naval Academy
8. CPT Albert Trentalance, MC, bandaging the wounds of a Dominican, in the 15th Field Hospital
9. Citizen of Santo Domingo awaiting medical treatment in an 82d Airborne Division dispensary
10. CPT Philip Cuba, DC, 307th Medical Battalion, giving dental care to a Dominican child
11. CPT Robert E. Steward, MC, 307th Medical Battalion, and a local physician examining a young Dominican
12. Medical team at a farm approximately 25miles from San Isidro
Charts
1. Organization of the Medical Service in the Dominican Republic after 10 June 1965
2. Medical support organization under the12th Support Brigade, 31 December 1965
1. The Dominican Republic
2. Santo Domingo area
3. The Santo Domingo corridor
4. Santo Domingo
5. Medical installations in the Santo Domingo area
