Comments on: A Pharmacist’s Mate First Class

By: Jan Fuger

Jan Fuger — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:37:07 +0000

My mother, Winifred Hannon, was a Pharmacist Mate 1st Class and always proud of her service in the U.S. Navy. Before going into the service she became an x-ray technician so she already had her education. In the last months of her life she was sitting in her chair and my brother was sitting next to her. Her eyes were closed and her head was down so my brother didn’t know if she was awake or not. Finally, Jay said, “mom, why did you enlist in the Navy?” She opened her eyes, sat up straight, looked him in the eye and said, “because it was the right thing to do!” Then one day I took her to the VA Hospital. Because it was a long walk I had found a wheelchair for her. Naturally,I had to push her to the other side of hospital before reaching our destination. The man doing the registration said, “what was your rank Hannon?” She said, “Pharmacist Mate 1st Class.” This man walked around the desk, stood erect, and saluted my mother. My mother, never a woman for games said, “what ARE you doing?” He said in all seriousness, “you outranked me and as such I am saluting you.” My mother, not one for games, in essence told him to go away.

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By: Circulating Now

Circulating Now — Tue, 26 May 2020 19:48:18 +0000

In reply to Charlene Kyzer Frye.

Thank you for sharing your father’s extraordinary story.
We can’t guess what the chance would be that they were shipmates. However, as next of kin you can request your father’s service records from NARA via https://www.archives.gov/veterans. Those records would show tours of duty and perhaps the vessel name.

By: Charlene Kyzer Frye

Charlene Kyzer Frye — Mon, 25 May 2020 14:49:30 +0000

In reply to Roger Tomassi. My father James Hendrix Kyzer was also a pharmacist mate 1st class on a hospital ship in the South Pacific. He had a picture of s sailor with a scar where he and other Pharmacist First Mates removed a sailor's appendix using an illustrated medical book because the doctors were saving lives from battlefield injuries, I don't know what ship he served on but they were truly ordinary people doing extraordinary things! What would be the chance that they served together?

By: Circulating Now

Circulating Now — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:04:43 +0000

In reply to Roger Tomassi. Thanks for sharing your father's story.

By: Roger Tomassi

Roger Tomassi — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:50:19 +0000

Great article, my dad Roger Tomassi sr. was a pharmacist mate 1st class back in WW2 on the USS Conemaugh in the south pacific with the US navy and performed many duties from basic meds all the way to an at sea emergency appendicitis operation. These guys did everything they had to supporting emergencies as they happened to basic medical support as I’m sure they are doing today! Roger Tomassi jr.

By: Circulating Now

Circulating Now — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:18:19 +0000

In reply to Marcus Snow. Hello Marcus, thanks for your inquiry. I have passed your request to our Archival Collections Manager. In the meantime you can review our website on Genealogical Resources available at NLM and learn more about planning research here.

By: Marcus Snow

Marcus Snow — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:26:12 +0000

My dad was a Ph.m1st class during ww11. Right after Great Lakes training he went to the Naval hospital. I’ve got all his medical records but cant find anything about this. Would a Ph.m 1st class go there for training. Anything would be helpful. Marcus Snow