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Rescue of Seth Parker Aboard the U S S Ontario
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Jerrell Carter led medical support during the rescue at Pago Pago after the Seth Parker towing from the South Seas hurricane. The Seth Parker carried Phillips Lord known for Seth Parker radio character. Carter, on leave, described Pago Pago as the South Seas’ prettiest harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.J. Carter
Phillips Lord
U.S.S. Ontario
Naval Station
Pago Pago
Samoan Islands
Seth Parker
Thomas Jerrell Carter
Naval Service
Carter
W. J. Carter
John W. Canavan
West Twenty-third Street
University of Kansas
Jeseon University
Philadelphia
Pago
South Seas
Samoan General Hospital
Ontario
Tahiti
Tuila
Samoa
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore