Gilchrist, H. L. (Harry Lorenzo), 1870-1943
Variant namesHarry L. Gilchrist was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a colonel in the Medical Corps commanding the American Polish Relief Expedition.
From the description of The Harry L. Gilchrist papers, 1920. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50623466
Harry Gilchrist began his Army career as a contract surgeon in 1898. He joined the Army Medical Corps in 1900 and rose to the rank of Major General. He spent several years in the Philippines, Central America, and Cuba fighting plague, cholera and typhoid outbreaks. Gilchrist was a member of the first contingent of American troops in Europe during World War I. He worked in the Army's Chemical Warfare Service from 1917 until his retirement as Chief of the Medical Division in 1934.
From the description of Harry Lorenzo Gilchrist papers, 1934. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14324564
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| creatorOf | Gilchrist, H. L. (Harry Lorenzo), 1870-1943. The Harry L. Gilchrist papers, 1920. | U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center | |
| creatorOf | Gilchrist, Harry Lorenzo, 1879-1943. Harry Lorenzo Gilchrist papers, 1934. | National Library of Medicine |
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| associatedWith | American Polish Typhus Relief Expedition (1919-1921) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Piłsudski, Józef, 1867-1935. | person |
| associatedWith | Poland. Armia | corporateBody |
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| Poland |
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| Chemical warfare |
| Medical assistance, American |
| Russo |
| Typhoid fever |
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Birth 1870
Death 1943
