USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member

Name: Symonds, Ronald D.

Service Dates: 1971-1973

Rank/Duty Assigned: LCDR (MC) Senior Medical Officer

I was the SMO (Senior Medical Officer) as my first assignment after graduating from Flight Surgeon School – 1971 -73. Later. as Head, Residency Program in Aerospace Medicine at NAMI (Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, NAS Pensacola) I would send residents to sea for two weeks in the Lex . . .

even Army Physicians after they were approved as part of their training.

Everyone enjoyed their experience . . . and the Navy really loved having and Army Doc aboard.