Background
Calver, George Wehnes was born on November 24, 1887 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of Doctor Thomas and Elizabeth (Wehnes) Calver.
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George Wehnes Calver
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Doctor of Medicine George Washington University, 1912.
Career
Eldon C. Swanson, United States Navy). On active duty as naval medical officer, from 1913. Commissioned rear admiral Medical Corps, United States Navy, 1945, later vice admiral.
With Naval Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, 1913, naval medical school, Naval Station, Guam, 1914-1915, Naval Station, Cavite, Philippine Islands, 1915-1916, Yangtze River Patrol, 1916, Naval Hospital, Yokohoma, Japan, 1916-1917, Charleston, South Carolina., 1917-1919, United States Ship Bridgeport, 1919-1922.
Naval Hospital and Hospital Corps Training School, 1922-1925, United States Ship Henderson, 1925-1927. Visiting surgeon United States Naval Dispensary, Washington, District of Columbia, 1927-1928.
Attending physician Congress of the United States, 1928-1966. Director research laboratory Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda Naval Medical Center, from 1966.
Consultant internal medicine and medical research National Naval Medical Center.
Trustee Worcester Foundation Research, Southwest Foundation for Research (San Antonio). Honorary consultant for Army Medical Library. Diplomate Board Internal Medicine.
Achievements
Membership
American College of Surgeons fellow, American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology (trustee, president 1958-1959), American Geriatrics Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Medical Association, District of Columbia, George Washington University, Pam American (past president), Southern medical societies, American Heart Association, Association Military, Surgeons United States, Medical library association, Endocrine Society, Pan American Medical Society (president), Laurentian Hormone Conference, Phi Chirurgical Mason.; Clubs: International Medical, Carabao, Washington Clinical, Army-Navy Country, Chevy Chase (Washington): New York Yacht.
Connections
Married Jessie Willits, March 15, 1916. Children: Jessie Carleton (wife of Captain Paul F. Dickens, United States Navy), Georgianna Elizabeth (wife of Captain.
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February 27, 1972 (aged 84) -
Resting place
Buried Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia. -
Nationality
American