Background
Laning, Richard Henry was born on September 25, 1883 in Osaka, Japan (of America parents). Son of Henry and Belle Tevis (Michie) Laning.
Laning, Richard Henry was born on September 25, 1883 in Osaka, Japan (of America parents). Son of Henry and Belle Tevis (Michie) Laning.
Bachelor of Arts, Kenyon College, 1904. Doctor of Medicine University of Michigan, 1908.
Intern and resident, Northern Pacific Hospital, 1908-1910. Assistant health officer, Peiree Company (Washington state), 1910-1911. Entered United States Navy as medical officer, rank of Lieutenant (junior grade), 1911, and advanced through grades to rear admiral, 1943.
Public health officer, Department of North, Haiti, 1922-1926.
Commanding officer, United States Naval Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina., 1926-1929. Chief of surgical, United States Naval Hospital Ship Relief, 1929-1931, United States Naval Hospital, Mare Island, California, 1931-1935.
Medical officer of several ships. Chief surgeon, United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, 1938-1939.
Executive officer United States Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1939-1941.
Naval observer, Iceland and United Kingdom, 1941-1942. Commanding officer, United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1942-1943. District medical officer, 1st Naval District, 1943-1944, 3d Naval District, 1945, 12th Naval District, 1945-1946.
Inspector Medical Department activities, Pacific Ocean areas, 1944-1945.
Retired, 1946; health officer, Amherst-Nelson health district, 1947-1956.
Fellow A. Master of Arts, American College Surgeons, American Public Health Association. Member Acacia, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Kappa.
Married Marguerite Comegys Boyer, February 5, 1917. Children: Richard Boyer, Virginia Belle (Mistress Edward Dominic Hogg), Robert Comegys, George Henry, Edward Arthur.