80-G-35667:  Appendectomy performed onboard USS Silversides (SS-263) while the ship was engaged in war patrol in enemy controlled waters, December 22, 1942.  Shown:  The appendix removed from FM2 George M. Platter by PM1 Thomas A. Moore, is lying at the foot of the wardroom table on which the operation was performed.  Ensign D.E. Finch, who assisted in the operation, is holding Platter’s legs down as ether is administered prior to closing the incision. The patient was performing light duties in eight days after the operation.   Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.  (2017/06/13).
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