Stewart Taylor Elder

Background

Elder, Stewart Taylor was born on August 6, 1917 in Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Carl and Olive Gertrude (Taylor) Elder.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mount Union College, 1940; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Ohio State University, 1945; postgraduate, Naval Dental School, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1952-1953.

Career

With, Deming Pump Company, Salem, Ohio., 1935-1936; production manager, Deming Pump Company, 1952-1953; commissioned Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy, 1945; advanced through grades to captain, Dental Corps, 1960; prosthetics officer, 50th Field Hospital, Paris, 1946-1947; assistant dental officer, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1948-1950; assistant dental officer, United States Ship Wisconsin, 1950-1952; postgraduate resident in prosthodontics, Naval Weapons Plant, Washington, 1953-1954; prosthetics officer, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, 1954-1955, 57-60; dental officer, prosthetics officer, United States Ship Vulcan, 1955-1957; prosthetics officer, Executive officer, Naval Dental Clinic, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1960-1962; prosthetics officer Naval Dental Clinic, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, 1962-1966; commanding officer, 11th Dental Company, Republic of Vietnam, 1966-1967; chief dental service, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, 1967-1971; Executive officer, Naval Dental Clinic, Washington, 1971-1973; commanding officer, Naval Dental Clinic, 1973-1975; commanding officer, Naval Regional Dental Center, Washington, 1975-1976; commanding officer, National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1976-1979; lecturer, instructor, Navy Dental Corps Continuing Education Program, since 1963; lecturer, instructor, Dental Intern and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs, since 1967. Practice general dentistry, Salem, Ohio, 1947-1948, lecturer and conductor clinics in field.

Achievements

• Stewart Taylor Elder has been listed as a noteworthy dentist, military officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Dental Association (life), American Prosthodontic Society (life), Federation Prosthodontic Organizations (life).

Connections

Married Loretta Tersa Vitlo, April 23, 1946. Children: Donna Lou, Susan Loretta.

Father:

William Carl Elder

Mother:

Olive Gertrude (Taylor) Elder

Spouse:

Loretta Tersa Vitlo

child:

Susan Loretta Elder

child:

Donna Lou Elder