Background
Hersey, David Floyd was born on January 7, 1928 in Balboa, Canal Zone. Son of Ralph George and Marie M. (Ortiz) Hersey.
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Hersey, David Floyd was born on January 7, 1928 in Balboa, Canal Zone. Son of Ralph George and Marie M. (Ortiz) Hersey.
Bachelor of Science, Trinity University, 1948. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, 1952.
Associate director, Science Information Exch., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1961-1963;
deputy director, Science Information Exch., Smithsonian Institution, 1964-1971;
president, Science Information Exch., Smithsonian Institution, 1972-1982;
health science administrator, Food and Drug Administration, 1984-1990. Member virus and rickettsial study section United States Public Health Service, 1957-1961. Consultant Microbiol.
Associates, Inc., 1960-1970, Cooke Engineering Company, Arlington, Virginia, 1969-1972.
Commissioned 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952. Advanced through grades to colonel Reserve 1973. Chief clinical laboratory 3700th United States Air Force Hospital, 1952-1954, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Established 1st United States Air Force Epidemiological Laboratory, 1957-1958. Assistant chief virology branch Armed Forces Institute Pathology, 1960-1961, Washington. Resigned 1961. Member Academy Medicine.
Married Phyllis May Peterson, August 26, 1961. Children: David Floyd, Ruth Ellen, Thomas Owen.