The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-20
II PHYSICIANS
FROM RICHMOND
SERVED IN WAR
Four Doctors From Easthaven
Helped Represent City In
World Conflict.
BY EMMA L. FETTA

Although not so often under fire as
members of other branches of service.
the doctors and surgeons of the army
are humanitarian force both neces-
sary and beautiful. During the World
War Richmond which was SO welt
represented with combative heroes,
was also gallantly advertised by its
medical men who went forth to save
and put men back in the lines.
Seventeen Richmond doctors, In
cluding four doctors from Easthaven,
entered the medical service during the
World War. Ten of them are yet in
the service. Major S. c. Markley. who
is in charge regimental inspection
work in the Verdun section in France.
Major E. R. Churchell, in charge of
Base Hospital 165. in France; Captain
Arthur ]. Whallon, who was with the
British Expeditionary Forces at the
front from September to November in
1918, and who previous to that was
stationed in England; Captain w. l.
Misener, who was stationed at LaRo
chelle for a number of months; Lieu
tenant George B. Hunt with a narrow
gauge railroad unit now in Contre
Fouth, France, and Lieutenant Napo
leon LaBonte, formerly of the East
haven staff, now with a base hospita,
unit in France. form the Richmond
delegation which carried medical aid
to suffering men overseas.
churcheli Made Major.
Major Markley's work has recentl.
been hroadened, as has that Of Majol
| Churchell. who received this commits
sion a short time ago and Is now il
charge of his base hospital Captain
Whallon sent word to Mrs. Whallor
two weeks ago saying that he was or
| his way back to the States. Captain
| Misener arrived at Camp Dix a few
days ago where he has been joined b.
Mrs. Misener. Lieutenant Hunt wal
| with the railroad unit first to enter
Metz when the armistice was signed
and is now medical supervisor of Ger
| tain units working on railroads be
J tween France and Germany.
Two of the first Richmond doctor.
| to enlist were First Lieutenants Juliu.
j. Grosvenor and Thomas P. Govan
The latter is now stationed at ths
debarkation camp, Long Beach, Lonl
Island. Lieutenant Grosvenor, whs
was in public health work at Eli.
| Island in 1911 and 1912, was a hear
and lung examiner for outgoing troops
during the war, having been stationed
at various camps, including Fort Ben
| jamin Harrison, Camp Custer, Cam
Greenleaf, Camp Humphrey, Edge
wood Arsenal and in Washington
D. C.
Stationed in u. s. Camps.
Richmond physicians who are still
stationed at camps in this country ar,
Captain F. L. Darrow, formerly o
Easthaven, who is now in a CAM
hospital in California; Captain M
Bulla, surgeon at Jackson Barracks
New Orleans, La, and Captain r. j
Pierce, who is in charge of a depart
ment ward and is doing consultation
work in the hospital at Camp Upton
New York.
Other Richmond men who were Il
medical work in military camps Of thi
country, but who have now receivet
their honorable discharges are: CAP
tain A. L. Bramkamp, discharged from
Camp Oglethorpe; Captain l.. NJ. Ger
tie, discharged from Camp Shelby
Miss; Captain J. S. Craig. who ha
been honorably discharged and prob
ably will return to Easthaver; Captain
Grant Huffman, Ft. Riley, Kansas
Lieutenant S. G. Smelser, Ft Benja
min Harrison, and Lieutenant L. N
/ Deem, now in New York City, havin
| heen mustered ont of tho seryico