Background
Martin, Walter Bramblette was born on January 16, 1888 in Pulaski, Virginia, United States. Son of David Hall and Louisa Rachel (Sutton) Martin.
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Walter Bramblette Martin
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Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1909. Doctor of Medicine Johns Hopkins, 1916. Honorary Doctor of Science, Medical College Virginia, 1956.
Career
Resident house officer Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1916-1917. Practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, Norfolk, Virginia, since 1919. Chief medical consultant for Saint Vincents Hospital.
Attending specialist internal medicine United States Public Health Service Hospital (all of Norfolk).
Served as captain Medical Corps United States Army, June 13, 1917-September 15, 1919. Re-entered Army May 8, 1942.
Served as colonel, chief of medicine Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, September 1942-September 1943. Medical consultant Fifth Service Command, July 1944.
Medical consultant 10th Army.
Honorary consultant Surgical General Navy. President American Medical Association medical task force of Hoover Commission.
Achievements
Membership
Member of the board visitors University of Virginia Diplomate American Board Internal Medical. Fellow American College of Physicians (master), American Clinical and Climatological Association, American Society Clinical Pathologists. Member of the American Medical Association (president 1954-1955), Seaboard Medical Association (past president), Association for Study Allergy, American Association for Study Rheumatism, Medical Society Virginia (president 1941), Norfolk County Medical Society (past president), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Lucretia Reid de Jarnette, September 18, 1917. Children: Lucretia de Jarnette, Nancy Patton, Walter Bramblette.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat