Emergency Operation On Coast Guard-Manned LST Provides Pre-invasion Drama on Way to Iwo This image depicts Dr. Vernon G. Guenther, USPHS, bracing himself on a pitching deck as he performs an emergency appendectomy on Navy ensign Abraham Krutman. He is assisted by Lieut. (JG) Albert S. Zdanis, and Earl L. Wilcox.

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