Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-08


AS An Air Force Moor
ut was like coming into para
disc" The Allied uniforms and
the plentiful food are vivid
memories
Worked in London
For the remainder of the war
DR.. Schipper served in London
on the medical intelligence staff
of the Dutch government and as
technical advisor to the Allied
high command. He also did virus
research at the British National
Institute for Medical Research.
ITS like your NH"
Because of his research work,
DR.. Schipper received a Rookie
teller Foundation fellowship to
study in the United States for
year He arrived at Baltimore's
John Hopkins University during
the summer of 1915 and in No
vember of that year was married
to Martha Jane Taylor, a medical
student specializing in 'pediatricS
at the university.
Shortly after coming to this
country, DR.. Schipper made a
short trip to his native Holland.
He took back with him 5000
American cigarettes, real cot
fee" chocolate, wool, bicycle
tires, and so pairs of leather shoe
soleS.
Tire Shot Off
On this trip DR.. Schipper failed
to stop his auto when signaled
by a civilian guard and had a
tire shot off.
DR.. Schipper's major research
discovery at John Hopkins is
still in the medical textbooks. He
discovered that pasteurellosis, or
shipping fever, that is often
fatal to human beings, is caused
by a germ found in the throats
of IA percent of the rats in Balti-
more.
After receiving his masters de-
gree in public health from John
Hopkins in the summer of 1916,
DR.. Schipper and his bride tour
ed the eastern United States and
Canada on a study trip" for the
Rockefeller Foundation.
Then followed periods of prac-
tice and study at the University
of Pennsylvania, in Cleveland
Ohio, and in Mexico City.
Dr. Schipper first became inter-
ested in skin diseases when work.
ing with rabbits at John Hopkins
and, deciding Il didn't want to
be in research all my life, he
prepared at Pennsylvania to en-
ter private practice as a derma
tologist and skin specialist.
On June 1, 1919, DR.. Schipper
became a United States citizen
but not without incident. During
the naturalization ceremony he
renowned his British citizenship.
But when the officials discovered
he also had Dutch passport,
they called him back and made
him renounce his Dutch citizen
ship!
Joins Air Force
DR. Schipper first became in.
terested in military medicine
when he was chief of medical
services for Fort Worth, Tex,
and at the same time his wife
was head of pediatric care at the
nearby Carswell Air Force Base.
In 1852 DR.. Schipper joined the
Air Force. He finds it ironic"
that less than 10 years after /
was helping U. S. flyers escape
from NaZi-occupied Europe,
was InySelI a member OF the Air
Force.
DR. Schipper rose to the rank
of major during his three years
with the Air Force. For two
years he was consultant on derm-
atology and allergy to the surg.
con general. For his final service
year he was chief Of dermatol-
ogy and allergy care for the Air
Force in the Washington area.
At this latter post he cared for
men stationed at the Pentagon,
Andrews Air Base, and Boiling
Field, as well as their depend
ents. He often saw as many as
25 patients a day.
DR.. Schipper did much travel