The Apache sentinel., 1945-04-20
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THE MEDICS


is stronger than its weakest link" /
One of the links in the Medical |
Detachment is TI5 Chester A. Tall |
ferro. IT'S. Taliferro is native of
Pennsylvania; however, he has
spent the past twelve years in Los
Angeles, where he worked as !
clothing cutter for private con-
Germ. He. is a graduate of Morgan
College, and at present is surgical
technician. After % months of serv-
ice in the armed forces Taliferro
has decided to operate his own busl-
ness postwar. Here's wishing you
lots of success in your postwar
project as Mr. Taliferro.
Those of us who have had the
misfortune to suffer from toothache
or any of the other discomforts OF
decayed or impacted teeth know the
Importance of the Dental Clinics in
the hospital set-up. However, there
may be many WHO do not know that
the backbone of any department is
it's non commissioned officers and
technicianS. Were it not for these
enlisted men and women most de-
partments would be greatly inca
pacitated A shining example OF
competency is S/Sgt. Theodore w.
Barnes, MOO in charge of enlisted
personnel in the dental clinics Sgt
Barnes halls from N. j., and was
a dental lab technician prior to in
duction. Since induction he has
completed the prescribed course as
dental technician at VIM. Beau
mont General Hospital, and the
Ritter Mfg. School of Maintenance.
Sgt Barnes is doing swell job of
supervising personnel However, Sgt.
Barnes is not the only reason for
the efficiency of the dental service.
Another is Sgt. Drum Moncrief, a
native of Alabama. Sgt. Moncrief
was also a dental lab technician in
civil life, and at present is doing a
highly commendable job as chief lab
technician. Another reason is Pfc.
Chas. w. Deal, who comes from
Hickory, N. c. A junior at AIT
College upon entering the armed
forces, Pfc. Deal has also had eX-
perience as lab technician in civil life
Others playing an important role
are Pfc. Birdie L. LeFlore, who
owned and operated the only Negro
owned and operated lab in the state
of Tennessee. Sharing the spotlight
is Pfc. Mildred ElkinS, of the Wo-
mems Army Corps, who is dental
assistant in oral surgery. Prior to
enlistment Pfc. Flkins attended
Western High at Paris, KY, and
Hampton School of Nursing. She is
n oh Ic
of personality. Then there's Pfc.
Edwin D. Mott of Chicago, ILL.,, who
is in charge of supplies. T/5 Mott is
a graduate of Wendell Phillips High
School of Chicago. His job consists
of requiSitioning and distributing
supplies to the various sections of
the dental. clinics He is very profi-
cient in the performance of his
arduous duty. IT'S Richard A. Banks
is maintenance and repair man for
the post dental Service-he is doing
a highly skilled job, having received
his training at the Ritter School of
Maintenance. TIA Levi Jett, an
X-ray technician on the first order,
is a native of Chicago, and received
his training at this station under
the instruction of Maj. VIM. E.
Allen. TIA Jett is doing a type of
work beyond questioning. Pfc. Law |
renee H. Leftwich, who halls from
Virginia, is chief clerk. He is a grad /
uate of Bluefield State Teachers
College, and attended N.Y.U., also
the Med. Det. Techn. School at At
lanta, Ga. Frior to induction he
taught English in his home town.
Doing the same type Of work as Pfc. |
LeftWich is Pfc. Thomas H. Ingram,
a native of Pennsylvania. Having
graduated from Letterman'S Gen |
eral Hospital as a dental technician. |
PFC Ingram is definitely an asset |
to the dental staff. Pvt W. j. Bird, \
of New Orleans, is a newcomer to
the dental clinic, but due to his ex-
perience in dental laboratory work
in civil life he is very efficient ad-
dltlon to the staff. Last, but by no
means least, is Pfc. Cecil Sanders,
who comes from Jersey way He is
also a dental lab technician, having
worked in dental lab in N. Y. prior
to induction. At present he is per-
forming the duties of a dental aSsis-
ant due to shortage of men. With
such an efficient staff one can
readily see why the dental clinics
are so proficient.
Well, at last GU and Supply has
found ground on which to stand
George and Drake have both re-
GENTLY been Disturbed hV flanYoino