Colbert, John W. (John William), 1880-1965

Pathologist and physician.

From the description of John W. Colbert papers, 1895-1966 (bulk 1903-1944). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455190

Physician and U.S. Army officer.

From the description of Papers, 1895-1966 (bulk 1903-1944). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28424320

Biographical Note

• 1880, Jun. 9: Born, Fairfield, Mo.
• 1898 - 1899 : Student, Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn
• 1899: Student, Mackenzie College, São Paulo, Brazil
• 1903: Graduate, Marion-Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.
• 1904: Resident physician, Maplewood Sanatorium, Jacksonville, Ill. Medical intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N.Y. Emergency medical service in New York, N.Y., following the sinking of the General Slocum (steamboat)
• 1904 - 1905 : Medical superintendent of hospital and tropical pathologist, Puerto Rico
• 1906: Emergency medical service in San Francisco, Calif., following earthquake and fire
• circa 1906: Tropical pathologist in Panama and in the Canal Zone
• 1906 - 1913 : Chief surgeon, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, Los Angeles, Calif., and Albuquerque, N. Mex.
• 1913 - 1914 : Medical superintendent, United Fruit Co., Colombia
• 1914 - 1917 : Surgeon and physician for the French Army in Europe during World War I
• circa 1915: Married Fritzi Cutts (divorced circa 1944)
• 1916: Recreational travel around the world with wife
• 1917 - 1919 : Surgeon and physician for the United States Army in Europe during and following World War I
• 1918: Wounded by phosgene gas in the Battle of the Argonne, Argonne, France
• 1919: Wounded in ambulance accident, La Ferté-Bernard, France
• 1920 - 1937 : Medical practice in Tientsin, China
• 1923: Led first medical relief expedition to Yokohama-shi, Japan, following earthquake and fire; directed relief program of the United States Navy's Asiatic Fleet
• 1938: Returned to United States Awarded Military Order of the Purple Heart
• 1940: Founded the Woman's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America
• 1941 - 1945 : United States Army officer in South Pacific and Alaska during World War II
• 1945 - 1946 : Director, Marin Medical Center, Marin, Calif.
• 1946 - 1951 : Physician and surgeon, Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co., Afghanistan
• 1947: Married Helen Grace Davis in Karachi, India (now Pakistan)
• 1953 - 1954 : Physician, Owens-Corning Glass Co., Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1954 - 1961 : Physician, Coast Federal Savings and Loan Association, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1961: Retired
• 1965, Oct.: Died, New Mexico

From the guide to the John W. Colbert Papers, 1895-1966, (bulk 1903-1944), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)