Background
Closterman, Donald Franks was born on August 25, 1907 in Jersey City. Son of John Watt and Adelaide Elizabeth (Franks) Closterman.
Closterman, Donald Franks was born on August 25, 1907 in Jersey City. Son of John Watt and Adelaide Elizabeth (Franks) Closterman.
Doctor of Medicine Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, 1931.
Intern, Fitkin Memorial Hospital, Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1931-1932. Postgraduate in internal medicine and cardiology Harvard, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons. Chief staff, cardiologist Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
Consultant internal medicine Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Board of directors Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.
Served to captain Military Cross, Australia, 1942-1946. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology.
Member of the American Medical Association, American Heart Association American Legion.
Mason (Shriner).
Married Elizabeth Charlotte Buckingham, August 27, 1934. Children: Donald Franks (deceased), David Malcolm and Elizabeth Adelaide (Mistress Thomas William Roberts) (twins).