Crazy tale of a 23-year-old pharmacist mate forced to operate on a 19-year-old sailor under life or death circumstances. Sources include in NPR piece heard on all things considered by Jennifer Ludden, Called navy hero to earn metal for a 1942 surgery at sea. A naval history blog post called World War II submarine appendectomy by NHHC. And an article from the Seattle Times titled wheeler lipes Dies performed emergency surgery in World War II sub by Adam Bernstein
