Colbert, John W. (John William), 1880-1965

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Pathologist and physician.

From the description of John W. Colbert papers, 1895-1966 (bulk 1903-1944). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455190

Physician and U.S. Army officer.

From the description of Papers, 1895-1966 (bulk 1903-1944). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28424320

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1880, Jun. 9 Born, Fairfield, Mo. 1898 1899 Student, Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn 1899 Student, Mackenzie College, São Paulo, Brazil 1903 Graduate, Marion-Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. 1904 Resident physician, Maplewood Sanatorium, Jacksonville, Ill. Medical intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N.Y. Emergency medical service in New York, N.Y., following the sinking of the General Slocum (steamboat) 1904 1905 Medical superintendent of hospital and tropical pathologist, Puerto Rico 1906 Emergency medical service in San Francisco, Calif., following earthquake and fire circa 1906 Tropical pathologist in Panama and in the Canal Zone 1906 1913 Chief surgeon, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, Los Angeles, Calif., and Albuquerque, N. Mex. 1913 1914 Medical superintendent, United Fruit Co., Colombia 1914 1917 Surgeon and physician for the French Army in Europe during World War I circa 1915 Married Fritzi Cutts (divorced circa 1944) 1916 Recreational travel around the world with wife 1917 1919 Surgeon and physician for the United States Army in Europe during and following World War I 1918 Wounded by phosgene gas in the Battle of the Argonne, Argonne, France 1919 Wounded in ambulance accident, La Ferté-Bernard, France 1920 1937 Medical practice in Tientsin, China 1923 Led first medical relief expedition to Yokohama-shi, Japan, following earthquake and fire; directed relief program of the United States Navy's Asiatic Fleet 1938 Returned to United States Awarded Military Order of the Purple Heart 1940 Founded the Woman's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America 1941 1945 United States Army officer in South Pacific and Alaska during World War II 1945 1946 Director, Marin Medical Center, Marin, Calif. 1946 1951 Physician and surgeon, Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co., Afghanistan 1947 Married Helen Grace Davis in Karachi, India (now Pakistan) 1953 1954 Physician, Owens-Corning Glass Co., Los Angeles, Calif. 1954 1961 Physician, Coast Federal Savings and Loan Association, Los Angeles, Calif. 1961 Retired 1965, Oct. Died, New Mexico From the guide to the John W. Colbert Papers, 1895-1966, (bulk 1903-1944), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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