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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Many graduates of the University Medical School have attained a high rank in the Medical Corps of the Army overseas. Two of these, Wm. L. Thayer, former Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and medical member of the American Red Cross Commission to Russia, and J. M. T. Finney, former Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, have been made brigadier generals...
...Love '17, was promoted from captaincy to the rank of major on October 12. Major Love was an editor of the CRIMSON for two years, and after graduation he went to the officers' training camp at Plattsburg, and was commissioned first lieutenant in the infantry. He went over-seas from Camp Dix with the 78th Division, and last August, on his 22nd birthday, received his promotion to the rank of captain, having been in the service less than seven months...
Major Love attained his present rank just before the drive on Sedan, in which his division played an important part. He is probably one of the youngest majors in the service. When at Camp Dix, he was attached to the 309th infantry of the 78th division, and was detailed to special service in the head-quarters company...
News has been received of the recent promotion to the rank of major of Captain Ralph Bradley '09, of the 14th railroad engineers. Major Bradley went to the Mexican border as a private in Battery A. Massachusetts field artillery. Following the declaration of war he was commissioned second lieutenant in the 102nd field artillery, but as he was formerly a railroad man, he was soon transferred to the 14th railroad engineers and made adjutant of that unit...
...appointment to West Point after a few years of service. He was stationed at Fort Sill as a lieutenant and in 1914 was sent over to France as captain of a special detail. Here, he received his major's commission and about a year ago was raised to the rank of brigadier-general and ordered back to Washington to a position in the Intelligence Department. He was one of those chosen to accompany the military staff which represents the United States at the Peace Conference...