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U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION 
GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS 
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 
Sept. 6 19£8 
Mr ffaldo L Schraitt, Ph. D. 
% national Museum, 
Smithsonian Institution. 
Pear Sir; 
I have read your article on the island of 
Jaun i’ernandez, it was a very interesting , and in it was a small 
item that interested me most, it was the fact that the island had 
no doctor but did have a very well equiped medical office and first 
aid station, now I have had nine years of just that kind of work 
and also a very good knowledge of dental work, I was doctor for 
over looo people down in iimerican Samoa for over nineteen months 
and my naval service will be up in June next year, and I am leaving 
the service and I though it might be possible to get the position 
of Health Officer for the people of this island, vvhat I would like 
to know is, can you give me any help in finding out just who to 
write to about this, I am married but have no children as yet, my 
wife’s name was Schmitt so I wont easley forget your's, if you can 
give me this information I am sure it will help me a great deal. 
Thanking you in advance 
I remain 
Your’s Truely 
Mr Arthur £ Hughes Ph. M. U.S.K. 
Medical Hdoters, U.S.P.T.S. 
Great Lakes, 
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