Background
WHITLEDGE, H. Edwin was born on February 20, 1876 in Henderson, Kentucky, United States. Son of C. C. and Margaretta (Cottingham) Whitledge.
Assistant United States Surgeon General
WHITLEDGE, H. Edwin was born on February 20, 1876 in Henderson, Kentucky, United States. Son of C. C. and Margaretta (Cottingham) Whitledge.
Louisville Medical Colonel.
General practice of medical, 1897-1908. Enlisted in United States Army, 1917, assigned to Tuberculosis Board, Camp Dodge, Iowa. Tuberculosis Specialist, Medical C., Base Hospital., Camp Sherman, Ohio, 1918.
Transferred as Consultant to Otsen, North Carolina, 1918 and 1924. Discharged from Army, 1920. With United States Public Health Service, Camp Cody, N.M., to open Base Hospital., 1920.
Took over command of Fort Bayard until 1922 (during which time it was largest hosp. of its kind in United States). Assigned Command, Outwood, Kentucky., 1922 and since 1925. Transferred to Washington, District of Columbia, in charge HOBP. Division., Yets.
Bureau., October 1922, Assistant Medical Director, 1923. In Command Base Hospital., Camp Kearney, California, January-July 1923 and January-November 1924. Promoted from Surgeon to Assistant Surgeon General while in United States Public Health Service.
Member: American Medical Association. Tnd. and Kentucky. State Medical Associations. Elks; Masons. Club: Kiwanis.
Spouse Edyth May Snyder, April 27, 1898, Newburgh, Indiana.