Evening star., 1952-11-20
Col. Radke's Essay
On Amebic Dysentery
Wins Coveted Award

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Army Col. Ryle A. Radke, chief
Of Medical Service at the Ameri-
can Army Hospital in Tokyo, last
night received the annual Sir
Henry Welcome Award for dis
tinguished medical service.
It was presented at the annual
dinner, closing the three-day ses-
sion of the Association of Military
Surgeons of the United States.
The dinner was held in the Hotel
Statler. with President Truman as
the principal speaker. Many other
awards were presented.
At the same function, Rear Ad-
miral Wincell McKendree Craig,
Naval Reserve Medical Corps, was
installed as the new president of
the group. He will serve one year.
He once was assigned to the Be-
thesda Naval Medical Center.
Col. Radke won the award for
his essay on THE Military Sig
niflcance of Amebiasis," or amebic
dysentery. Consisting of a silver
medal, engraved scroll and homo
rarium, the Welcome Award is
given annually for the best essay
on topic of Importance to mill
tary medicine by a medical officer
of the armed forces, United States
Public Health Service or the Vet
erans Administration. Col Radke
makes his home in Everett. Wash.
GOrgas Medal Awarded.
The 1852 Gorgas Medal for dis
tinguished service in preventive
medicine for the Armed Forces"
was conferred on Brig. Gen. James
Steven Simmons. Army Medical
Corps, retired. He was wartime
chief of preventive medicine in
the Army and now is dean of the
Harvard School of Public Health.
Col. Ralph M. Thompson of the
Air Force Medical Corps, deputy
director of the Armed Forces Insti-
tute of Pathology here, won the
Seaman Prize for an article on
treatment of radiation injury,
which appeared in the January,
1852, issue of the Military Surgeon.
official publication of the group.
Founders Medals. authorized in
1941 to commemorate the 50th an
niversary of the founding of the
surgeons group, went to Army
Col. James M. Phalen, retired,
editor of the publication; Col.
Robert j. Benford, of the Air
Force Medical Corps, co-editor of
the Armed Forces Medical Jour-
nal, and Capt. Charles w. Shil-
ling. director of research for the
Navy Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery. These medals were
awarded for outstanding contribu-
tions to military medicine.
Scheele Moves Up.
The election of Admiral Craig,
who has served as first vice presi-
dent of the association since last
years convention, was automatic.
He succeeds Maj. Gen. Harry G..
Armstrong. Surgeon General of the
Air Force. DR.. Leonard A. Scheele.
Surgeon General Of the United
States Public Health Service. who
moved into the position of vice
president, will head the group in
1854.
Admiral Craig is 64. He re-
ceived his medical degree from
Johns Hopkins University in 1919.
He has had distinguished med
1cal career, including association
with the famed Mayo Foundation,
Rochester, MINI. In 1941, he
entered active duty with the Navy
as a rear admiral. His first as
signment was as chief of surgery
at Corona Naval Hospital Calf.
From 1912 through 1945. he served
as chief of surgery at the Be-
thesda Naval Medical Center.
Following the war, he returned
to civilian life as chief of neuro-
surgical service at the Mayo Foun-
dation. a position he still occu-
pies. He also acts as national
consultant in neuro-surgery to the
Navy Surgeon General.