Keywords: people 80-G-40823: Three survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship, after 83 days on a raft, are rescued off the coast of Brazil by a Navy Patrol boat on January 24, 1943. Survivors try their first solid food. Previously, the trio had been given a special diet of dextrose, saline and sodium bicarbonate. Kneeling beside them is First Class Pharmacist’s Mate Raymond C. Buckley, who was commended for his care of the men and advanced to a Chief’s rating. Released January 24, 1943. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/07). 80-G-40823: Three survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship, after 83 days on a raft, are rescued off the coast of Brazil by a Navy Patrol boat on January 24, 1943. Survivors try their first solid food. Previously, the trio had been given a special diet of dextrose, saline and sodium bicarbonate. Kneeling beside them is First Class Pharmacist’s Mate Raymond C. Buckley, who was commended for his care of the men and advanced to a Chief’s rating. Released January 24, 1943. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/07). |