Background
Halvorson, Gerald Walter was born on June 28, 1935 in Bottineau, North Dakota, United States. Son of Orville Thurman and Barbara Beverly (Himmelsbach) Halvorson.
lab administrator microbiologist military officer
Halvorson, Gerald Walter was born on June 28, 1935 in Bottineau, North Dakota, United States. Son of Orville Thurman and Barbara Beverly (Himmelsbach) Halvorson.
AS, North Dakota School Forestry, Bottineau, 1955. Bachelor of Science in Education, Minot State Teachers College, 1958. Master of Science in Microbiology, University Illinois, 1969.
Attended, Command and General Staff College, 1975—1978.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1959, advanced through grades to colonel, 1983. Chief virology service 4th United States Army Medical Laboratory, Fort Sam Houston, Tennessee, 1968—1971. Chief microbiology Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, 1971—1977.
Chief virology 10th Medical Laboratory, Landstuhl, Germany, 1977—1979. Microbiologist Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, 1979—1980, laboratory manager department pathology and area laboratory service, since 1980.
Member of Society Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists, American Society Microbiology (specialist microbiologist).
Married Sally Evelyn Gustafson, June 4, 1960. Children: Daniel, Donald.