Background
Martinson, Elmer James was born on November 16, 1917 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Jerome and Alma Ingebord (Berglin) Martinson.
Martinson, Elmer James was born on November 16, 1917 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Jerome and Alma Ingebord (Berglin) Martinson.
Bachelor, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, California, 1942. Master of Science in Surgery, University Minnesota, 1950.
Intern Minneapolis General Hospital, 1941—1942, resident, 1946—1949. Surgeon Martinson Clinic, Wayzata, Minnesota, 1950—1992. Staff examiner Cancer Detection Center University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1992—1997.
Medical expert Social Secaurity, 1998—2005. Retired, 2005; Major United States Air Force, 1942-1946.
Fellow: American College of Surgeons.
Married Peggy Jo Guy, November 24, 1946. Children: Thomas James, Carl John, Bruce Jeffrey, William Jay.