Background
Becker, Quinn Henderson was born on June 11, 1930 in Kirksville, Missouri, United States. Son of Quinn Henry B. and Sarah Lucille (Henderson) Finley.
military officer orthopedic surgeon
Becker, Quinn Henderson was born on June 11, 1930 in Kirksville, Missouri, United States. Son of Quinn Henry B. and Sarah Lucille (Henderson) Finley.
Graduate, N.E. Louisiana State College, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1956; student, Armed Forces Staff College, 1969-1970; student, Command and General Staff College, 1971; student, United States Army War College, 1974-1975.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 1985. Intern Tripler General Hospital, 1956-1957. Resident in orthopedic surgery Confederate Memorial Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1958-1961.
Orthopedic surgeon Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1962-1963. Chief orthopedic service Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1963-1964. Commanding officer 5th Surgical Hospital (Mobile Army), Heidelberg, West Germany, 1964-1965.
Surgeon 3d Infantry Division, Wurzburg, West Germany, 1965-1966. Chief orthpedic surgery 33d Field Hospital, 1965. Assistant chief orthopedic service Walter Reed General Hospital, 1966-1969.
Chief professional services 85th Evacuation Hospital, Vietnam, 1970. Division surgeon and battalion Commander 15th Medical Battalion 1st Cavalry Division, 1970-1971. Chief orthopedic service and orthopedic residency training Tripler Army Medical Center, 1971-1974.
Surgeon 18th Airborne Corps., Fort Bragg, 1975-1977. Commander Medical Activity Womack Army Hospital, 1976-1977. Director health care operations Office Surgeon General, 1977-1980.
Commandant Academy Health Sciences, United States Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1980-1981. Deputy surgeon general Washington, 1981-1983. Commander 7th Medical Command, Heidelberg, 1983-1985.
Surgeon General Department Army, 1985-1988, retired, 1988. Assistant professor orthopedic surgery Howard University, Washington, 1967-1969. Clinical associate professor School Medicine University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1973-1974.
Chief of staff Veterans Administration Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina, 1989-1992, retired 1992. Member Congressional Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, 1998. Member advisory board Indiana-Ohio Center Traumetic Amputation Research Vietnam, since 2006.
President American Red Cross Golden K- Kiwanis Club, 2007—2008. Team teacher Ramp Project San Antonio Branch, since 2007. Chairman board Army Medical Museum Foundation Fort Sam, Houston, 2005—2008.
Fellow American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons (chairman military affairs committee 1981-1985), American College of Surgeons, American College Physician Executives (distinguished). Member American Medical Association (house of deals), American Orthopaedic Association, Masons (33d degree, Grand Cross 1993), Civitan (president Asheville club 1992, chairman international research committee 1996-1998).
Married Gladys Marie Roussell, August 11, 1951. Children: Quinn E., Terri K., Paul Eric.