McCaw, Walter D. (Walter Drew), 1863-1939
Variant namesWalter Drew McCaw (b. Feb. 10, 1863, Richmond, Virginia-d. July 7, 1939), Brigadier General and Assistant Surgeon General, U.S.A., graduated from medical school and began his military career in 1884. He served in the campaign of Santiago de Cuba and in the Philippines, and later became chief surgeon, Division of the Philippines, and chief surgeon, American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 and 1919. He was also professor of military and tropical medicine from 1904 to 1913, at the Army Medical School in Washington, D.C.
From the description of McCaw, Walter D. (Walter Drew), 1863-1939 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574129
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| creatorOf | Library of the Surgeon General's Office (U.S.). Library of the Surgeon General's Office correspondence, 1904-1913. | National Library of Medicine | |
| referencedIn | Library of the Surgeon-General's Office Correspondence, 1904-1913 | History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine | |
| referencedIn | Hench, Philip S., 1896-1965. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection, 1806-1995, bulk 1863-1974 | Historical Collections, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. (R.O.T.C. MEDICAL DETACHMENT, CARLISLE, PA.) | National Archives at College Park |
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| referencedIn | Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. ACTIVITIES AND REVIEWS AT HEADQUARTERS S.O.S., TOURS, FRANCE, 1918-1919 | National Archives at College Park |
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| associatedWith | Hench, Philip S. (Philip Showalter), 1896-1965 | person |
| associatedWith | Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950 | person |
| associatedWith | Lazear, Jesse William, 1866-1900 | person |
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| associatedWith | Reed, Walter, 1851-1902 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
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