What date did congress mandate the sickbay (originally called the “cockpit”) on the 1st ship?
March 2 1799
What year did loblolly become an official rate?
1814
Who was the 1st loblolly boy?
Who was the 1st loblolly POW?
Who was the 1st African American Loblolly?
John Wall
John Domyn
Joseph Anderson
When was the hospital corps established?
June 17th 1898
Who and when was the first HM awarded the Medal of Honor?
Robert Stanley, 1900
When was the HMs insignia changed from a Red Cross to a Caduceus?
April 2nd 1948
When was the Dental Technician (DT) rating established, and when did it merge with Hospital Corpsman (HM)?
December 12th 1947, October 1st 2005