Background
Crone, Richard Irving was born on June 6, 1909 in Salt Lake City. Son of Maurice B. and Mildred (Rheinstrom) Crone.
Crone, Richard Irving was born on June 6, 1909 in Salt Lake City. Son of Maurice B. and Mildred (Rheinstrom) Crone.
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1927-1930; AB, University of California, San Francisco, 1931; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1935.
Rotating intern, Alameda County Hospital, Oakland, California, 1934-1935; medical resident, University of California Hospital, San Francisco, 1935-1936; surgical resident, University of California Hospital, 1937-1938; practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, San Francisco, 1936-1937; clinical instructor medicine, University of California Medical School, 1936-1937; commissioned First lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Army advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Army, 1965; contract surgeon, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, 1939; resident internal medicine, Madigan General Hospital, Tacoma, 1947-1948; assistant chief medical service, chief department medicine, Madigan General Hospital, Tacoma, 1948-1949; chief medical service, 130th Station Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, 1949-1951, 51-52; commanding officer, 130th Station Hospital, 1951; medical consultant, Headquarters United States Army in Europe, Heidelberg, 1952-1953; assistant chief department medicine, assistant director medical education, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, 1953-1956; chief department medicine, assistant director medical education, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, 1956-1957; chief medical service, chief professional services, director medical education, 2d General Hospital, Landstuhl, Germany, 1957-1958; chief department medicine, consultant to surgeon general on internal medicine, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, 1963-1965; commanding general, Madigan General Hospital, 1965-1969; retired, Madigan General Hospital, 1969. Director education Group Health Cooperative, Puget Sound, 1969-1971. Medical consultant State of California Department Health, 1972-1976.
Fellow American College of Physicians. Member Tacoma Academy Internal Medicine (honorary), Phi Beta Pi.
Married Alla M. Ernst, March 26, 1946. Children: Richard A., William E.