Background
Mcdowell, Ralph Walker was born on February 4, 1883 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Ida May (Kolley) Mcdowell.
Mcdowell, Ralph Walker was born on February 4, 1883 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Ida May (Kolley) Mcdowell.
Doctor of Medicine Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1905. Graduated from the United States Naval Medical School, 1909. Post-graduate study, University of Pennsylvania, New York Postgraduate Medical School.
Resident physical Philadelphia General Hospital.
Theodore West. Noyes, February 17, 1913. Children—Mary, Dean, Theodore Noyes. Commissioned medical officer, United States Navy, 1908, and promoted through grades to captain Medical Corps, 1931.
Served as medical officer afloat and ashore, 1908-1917. Fellow American College Surgeons.
Married Ruth, daughter; children: Mary, Dean, Theodore Noyes.