Background
Ward, Chester Lawrence was born on June 8, 1932 in Woodland, Yolo, California, United States. Son of Benjamin Briggs and Nora Elizabeth (Cash) Ward.
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Ward, Chester Lawrence was born on June 8, 1932 in Woodland, Yolo, California, United States. Son of Benjamin Briggs and Nora Elizabeth (Cash) Ward.
Bachelor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1962; Master in Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 1966; graduate, Industrial College Armed Forces, 1978.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, infantry, United States Army, 1954; advanced through grades to brigadier general, 1980; chief aviation medicine, preventive medicine and aeromedical consultation service, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1967-1968; surgeon, Aviation Brigade and United States of America Vietnam Aviation Medicine Cons., 1968-1969; flight surgeon, Office of the United States Army Surgeon General, 1970-1971; physician, The White House, Washington, 1971-1975, 76; director environmental quality research, United States Army Medical Research and Development Commissioned, 1975-1976; commander, Womack Community Hospital surgeon, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1978-1980; commander, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, 1980-1982; medical director, Union Oil Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois, 1982-1983; director domestic medicine, Union Oil Corporation, Los Angeles, 1983-1984; executive director continuing medical education and clinical professor emergency medicine, University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, 1984-1985; director, health officer, Department Health, Butte County, California, 1985-1995; consultant, contractor, private medical practice, since 1996.
Appointed by Governor Wilson California Commission Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, past commissioner. Trustee Oroville Union High School District, since 1998. Fellow American College Preventive Medicine, Aerospace Medical Association, Butte-Glenn County Medical Society (past president), California Medical Association (past delegate), Northern California Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome (director), Butte College Foundation (chapter president), Superior California Area Health Education Center (board directors).
Married Sally Diane McCloud, December 10, 1960. Children: Katharine, Lynda.