80-G-35663:  Appendectomy performed onboard USS Silversides (SS-263) while the ship was engaged in war patrol in enemy controlled waters, December 22, 1942.  Shown:  Pharmacist’s mate First Class Thomas A. Moore, left, is shown performing an appendectomy on FM2 George M. Platter. Chief Radioman Richard Stegall is assisting Moore in cutting the tie of the appendix.  Platter returned to light duties 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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