The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-09
DOCTORS ANSWERED
CALL TO SERVICE IN
PATRIOTIC manner


tributed its share to the medical needs
of the country during the World war.
Ample evidence of this face is obtained
from an inspection of the records
showing the number of physicians,
Surgeons and dentists who were in
the service
From the time of Americas entrance
into the war until it ended, Wayne
countys medical and dental men were
In branches of the service at home and
abroad A number of members OF
these professions, seeking service,
were rejected because of physical and
other reasons. The patriotic response
OF all of them reflected credit on their
professions and indicated in unmistak-
able manner their loyalty and devotion
to the republic.
DR.. S. c. Markley was the first
physician to be called. He entered
the army as first lieutenant, Oct. 6,
1917, and before he was discharged
Lad been promoted to captain and
major. He was with the Saith division
at Camp Sherman, Ohio. He was at
tached to the division surgeons office
when the organization was stationed
at Neuvic. France. He took charge
. Of evacuation hospital No. 10, at
Froidos, March Is, 1919. and was sani-
tary inspector for the First American
Battle Area On April IS, 1919, he
vas made post surgeon at Chatiilon
Sur Seine. When this school was dis
banded. Major Markley was ordered
to Brest. He was discharged at Camp
Sherman. Aug I, 1919. He is a men,
Der of the Medical Officers Reserve
Corp, with rank Of major, and is sub
iect to call for five years.
At Brest Hospital.
Major F. r. Churchell went from
here to Camp Wadsworth, s. c., on
entering the service. He served here
and at Camp Greene, n. c., and later
was ordered overseas. While over
seas he had charge of Base Hospital
No. 165. at Brcst.
Entering the service Dec. I, 1917, as
a lieutenant, w. L. Misener served at
Fort Benjamin Harrison and at FIT.
Oglethorpe, Ga, for six weeks before
going across. Some of the men he
treated at Base HOSPITAL No 2 we're
the wounded from the historic. Cha
teau-Thierry engagement. Later he
was given charge Of the work of es-
ern France.
This institution grew to five times
its original size and when he left 1t
was the aCJIllS DdSc hoopitai Ioi o>N
ton Seven of the A. +. r. IL was
located at La Rochelle.
It was at this station that he was
recommended for a captains commits
sion in October, 1918. In January lie
was again recommended, and received
his commission. He was discharged
at Camp Dix, n. J.. April 9, 1919.
Served With Engineers.
Dr. George B. Hunt, who entered the
service in June, 1918. went overseas in
July, and served in the Toul, st.
Mihiel and Argonne sectors. as cap
tain. He was with the Twenty-First
Engineers, a railroad organization. He
entered service at Camp Taylor. in
June, and was discharged at Fort
benjamin Harrison, Aug. l, 1919.
Capt NJ S. Bulla served as a sur
geon at Jackson Barracks, Miss. He
is still in the service.
Capt A l. Bramkamp. who served
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, has removed
to California since his discharge.
Thomas P. Govan, who was one of
the first to enlist from this city. was
stationed at the Debarkation Camp,
Long Beach, L. I. Later he was sent
to Camp Devens. He is now in Okla
homa.
Capt. J. J. Grosvenor, enlisted Oct.
81, 1917, and was ordered to Fort Ben
iamin Harrison until Nov. % of that
year. when he was sent to Camp Gus
ter. Mich On Jan. "a. 1918 he was
sent to the Medical Officers Training
Camp at Camp Greenleaf, Ga, where
he remained until April 4. He was
then sent to Camp Devens. Mass, and
later to Camp Humphrey, Va, and to
Fogewood Arsenal, Maryland until
Feb. 3, 1919. In these stations he
served as special heart and lung
examiner.
Served as Diagnostician.
DR.. George r. Hays entered service
Oct 10, 1918 and was sent to Camp
Meade, Md, where he served as dag
nostican on the special ear board of
that camp with the rank Of lieutenant
until his discharge in December OF
that year.
DR. f. P Weist received notice that
he had been accepted by the board
but was not called into active service.
DR.. John NJ. Fouts, entering service
July 90, 1918, was ordered to Camp
Meade, Md, where he remained one
month. He then went to HobOken,
where he had charge of a floor In
Embarkation Hospital No. !. short
transports were loaded He was dis
charged May t., 1919 as = ca1tan.
During his stay at Hohoken a large
number of wounded soldiers from over
seas passed through the Hospital! on
their way homo.
DIR. S. G.. Smelser entered the serv-
ice June Is, 1918. and was sent to
Fort Oclcthorpe, Ga. then to Camp
Dodge. Ia. ard from there to Base
Hospital No. 104 at Bordeaux, France.
He held the rank Of lieutenant. He
vas returned. to the United states in
March 1919 and DISCHARGED.
Stationed at Camp Taylor.
DR.. Charles f. Duffin. was accepted
for service Sept 16, 1918. and was
sent to Camp Taylor. Ky, where he
served as diagnostician and was also
in charge of three wards of influenza
PATIENTS for time. during the fall
STAGE of the epidemic. Although he
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