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Marshall Islands], is of myself (Lt. j.g. John Gonsalves), [officer in charge], foreground, boonie hat; [Boatswain’s Mate 1st class] James Tomiko, middle; and [a corpsman] diver on the right whose name I cannot recall. We were the first Navy [explosive
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ordnance disposal] clean-up team sent to the island to remove World War II ordnance hazards in prepa- ration to return the original inhabit- ants to a less-dangerous home. We spent four months, six days a week and 10 hours/day, searching for and destroying ordnance from the land areas and in the lagoon. That duty was among the most challenging and enjoyable of my ca- reer; it also contributed to the skin cancer I tend to every three months today. I have had over 20 minor surgeries to remove both basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas from areas of my head, face, neck, and leg. If I could add anything to your
story, it would be my personal tes- timony that early practice of sun avoidance, protective sunscreens, and big hats is key to minimizing skin-cancer risk. In 1978, we only had Sea & Ski, Coppertone, and that nasty waxy stuff that was govern- ment issue, in the [olive drab] green shoe-polish can! We also thought we were invincible. I would not trade my time on
Enewetak for anything, but I would gladly take a redo on my personal dili- gence to protect myself from the bru- tal sun exposure while I was there! —Jay Gonsalves Gold Hill, Ore.
Useful and Entertaining [I] just received my June 2012 issue of Military Officer and, as usual, read it cover-to-cover. … This issue was
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especially informative since I found two items that pertain directly to me. In the “Ask Bud” column, I found out that my retired ID card, which was issued in 1975, must be replaced with a new and modern one. I will feel like I lost an old friend of 37 years. Thank you [Capt. Bud Schneeweis, USCG-Ret.]. The Joint Base Charles- ton, S.C., RAPIDS facility will take care of me with a new card. The second item is [in] Pages of
History, “Found Treasures,” by Don Vaughan, about the artifacts recov- ered by Navy divers from the Modern Greece. I was the commanding officer of USS Petrel (ASR-14), homeported in Charleston, S.C., [from] 1961-63. Petrel, a submarine rescue ship, carried a contingent of approximate- ly 25 deep-sea divers in the crew, including the commanding officer. Petrel was sent to Wilmington, N.C., during the summers of 1962 [and] 1963 to help recover artifacts from blockade runner wrecks. Workdays were all hands, dawn to dusk, using a specially prepared barge anchored on the Modern Greece site. Thou- sands of items were recovered. The following summer, 1963, the
Petrel divers recovered two large naval guns from the wreck of USS Peterhoff. These guns were treated to prevent further deterioration and I believe are mounted on either side of the entrance to the museum at Fort Fisher, N.C. —Cmdr. Joseph L. Bull, USN-Ret. Georgetown, S.C.
Correction: In “Images That Inspire,” July 2012, the caption on page 64 should have noted Lewis Chesser served in the Army, not the Army Re- serve. We regret the error.
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