George Russell Callender
Brigadier General George Russell Callender | |
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| Born | May 13, 1884 |
| Died | February 26, 1973 (aged 88) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Military physician |
| Notable work | The Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course |
| Spouse | Gladys Moore Callender |
Brig. Gen. George Russell Callender (1884–1973) was an American physician and army officer. He was the commandant of the Medical Department Professional Service Schools in Washington, D. C. (now known as the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), founding commandant of the Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course
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Biography
Callender was born in
pathologist at Army Medical Center in 1939. Callender became the Assistant Commandant, then Commandant of Medical Department Professional Service Schools
1940–1946. He was promoted to Brigadier General in March 1945.
He retired from the Army in November 1946. Decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal. He was author of Malaria in Panama (1929).[dubious ]
Honors and awards
Callender was awarded the Richard Pearson Strong Palladium Medal by the
Pearl Harbor. As a result of the typhus vaccine developed in 1942 not a single United States soldier died of epidemic typhus fever."[1]
General Callender was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia.[2]
See also
References
External links
- George Russell Callender at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website
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