Background
Phalen, James Matthew was born on November 26, 1872 in Harvard, Illinois, United States. Son of John Dennis and Anastasia (Lawless) Phalen.
Phalen, James Matthew was born on November 26, 1872 in Harvard, Illinois, United States. Son of John Dennis and Anastasia (Lawless) Phalen.
Graduate in Pharmacy, Northwestern University, 1892. Doctor of Medicine University of Illinois, 1900. Honorary graduated from Army Medical School, 1902, London School Tropical Medicine, 1907.
Distinguished graduate, Army School of the Line, 1920. Graduate General staff schedul, 1921, Army War College, 1922.
Interne Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1900-1901. Commissioned 1st. Lieutenant Medical corpus, United States army, 1901, and advanced to colonel 1927. President Army Board for Investigation of Tropical Diseases, Manila, 1907-1910.
Lecturer on tropical medicine, New York Post-Graduate Medical School, 1911-1913. Chief hospital division, Surgeon General Office, 1922-1924. Librarian, Army Medical Library, 1924-1927.
Surgeon, Panama Department, 1927-1930. Editor, The Military Surgeon, since 1940.
Served as division surgeon, 86th (Blackhawk) Division, Medical inspector First Army American Expeditionary Force. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, American Legion, Military Order Carabao.
Clubs: Army and Navy, Army and Navy Country.
Spouse Gertrude Sibley, April 14, 1904, Manila, P.