Background
Bridgers, John David was born on July 4, 1920 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Samuel Leon and Essie Sutton (Whichard) Bridgers.
Bridgers, John David was born on July 4, 1920 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Samuel Leon and Essie Sutton (Whichard) Bridgers.
AB, East Carolina University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Duke University, 1950.
Intern, United States Navy Hospital, Chelsea, 1950; flight surgeon, aviator, United States NAS, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1952-1954; resident pediatrician, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 1954-1956; director Out Patient Department, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 1956-1962; private practice, High Point, North Carolina, 1962-1985; physician field representative, Joint Common for Accreditation of Healthcare Orgns., Chicago, 1985-1988; medical director, Burnette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, 1988-1993; retired, 1994. Assistant professor of University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1956-1962.
Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1960. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics. Member American Medical Association, American Academy Medical Executives.
Married Edith Holland Hamrick, August 29, 1945 (deceased August 2000). Children: John D. Junior, Sam L. II, Carl H., Raymond S., Barbara Jean, Ellen Holland.