Background
Mcdill, John Rich was born on July 20, 1860 in Plover, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Alexander Stuart (Doctor of Medicine and Eliza Jane (Rich) M.
Mcdill, John Rich was born on July 20, 1860 in Plover, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Alexander Stuart (Doctor of Medicine and Eliza Jane (Rich) M.
Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1885. Interne Cook Company Hospital, 1885-1887. Studied universities Berlin and Munich, 1890-1892.
Practiced, Milwaukee, 1887-1898 (except when abroad). Captain and surgeon, Wisconsin National Guard, 1893-1898. Major and surgeon volumes, Spanish-American War, 1898, and until 1903, serving as brigade surgeon and chief operating surgeon in the field in Cuba for 7th Army Corps and as chief operating surgeon in Manila, 1900-1903.
Organized and became chief surgeon Woman’s Hospital, Manila, 1902, and of Saint Paul’s Hospital, 1905-1910.
Professor surgery and head of Department, University of Philippines, 1906-1912. Chief surgeon Philippine General Hospital, 1910-1912.
Resumed practice at Milwaukee, September 1912. Associate professor surgery, Rush Medical College (University of Chicago).
In medical and surgical relief work in Germany, 10 months, 1916-1917.
Major, Medical Corps, United States of America, 1917. Surgical chief Base Hospital, 40th Division, Camp Kearny, California, September 1917-July 1918. Consultant in reconstruction, Surgeon General’ General’ General’ s Office, August 1918-March 1919.
Chief medical officer, Federal Board for Rehabilitation of Disabled Soldiers, with rank of assistant surgical general Radical United States Public Health Service, 1919-1921.
Chief medical consultant United States Veterans’ Bureau, 1922-1923. Medical officer in charge United States Veterans’.
Hospital, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1925, 1932. Surgeon general and life member Veterinary Army of Philippines.
Lieutenant colonel Medical Auxiliary, United States of America.
Fellow American College Surgeons (founder), American Medical Association.
Married Josephine Neale, January 27, 1903. Children: Alexander Stuart, John Harcourt, Jane Rich.