PO2 David M Fossum

Navy | Hospital Corpsman

Dates of Service: Jan 1966 - Jan 1970

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Sep 1968 - Jan 1970

Hospital Corpsman (HM)

Station Dispensary | USNAB Little Creek, Va.

X-ray Tech. Shittiest duty in the worst place on earth: Norfolk. Dispensary run by a tyrant of an E9. Hated by everyone, untouchable, as he was a Jap held POW, with a screw lose. Would rather have been back in Nam. He convinced me I would never re-up, lest I run into another asshole like him. I loved the Navy, too bad. Spent every weekend OUT of Norfolk , in Maryland. Went thru there couple years ago. Still a crappy place, still Shit City. best seen in the rear view mirror. Joined the Navy because I wanted sea duty., submarines. They sent me to Nam instead. What a disappointment.

1968 - Jan 1970

Staff XRay Tech

Base Dispensary | Naval Amohibious Base, Little Creek, Norfolk

Did XRays on active duty and dependents. Trained XRay strikers under HMC Swann, a good man.

Deployments

(1 year, 7 months)

Aug 1967 - Aug 1968

Vietnam War

Treated wounded Marines, and other US forces.

Mar 1967 - Aug 1967

Long Beach, Calif.

Transferred from the Hospital ship USS Haven to newly completed Naval Hospital, Long Beach. Continued my XRay training until orders for NSA Danang in Aug 68.

Military Credentials

Certifications

Jan 1981

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer