The sick officer was treated in the open air on B deck, had a special army nurse during the day, and a navy hospital corpsman at night.
Hospital Corps
I cannot speak in terms of sufficient commendation of the work of the hospital corps of this ship. Every man was called upon to exert himself to the limit of endurance during the entire round trip. No one complained, every man was on the job. Many of them worked twenty-four hours at a stretch amid conditions that can never be understood by one ashore or on a man-of-war. Some of the embalming detail, worked at their gruesome task forty-eight hours at a stretch without complaint, and at the end I had to drive them away to a bath and bed.
I have learned that the following named men of the Commissary Department voluntarily remained on duty with the sick on E-deck during the entire voyage.
| George Willis | CCS |
| H. L. Ringrose | SC-2 |
| A. Barbel | SC-4 |
| R. Steinman | SC-4 |
Had we been in the midst of smallpox or plague they would doubtless have done the same. The actual danger to all hands was extremely great and all these men deserve the highest commendation for their actions.
