Background
Keeling, William McClure was born on February 15, 1923 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Henry and Marguerite (McClure) Keeling.
Keeling, William McClure was born on February 15, 1923 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Henry and Marguerite (McClure) Keeling.
Student, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1941-1943; Diploma, U. for College Medicine, Memphis, 1943-1946; Doctor of Medicine, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1946; postgraduate, Bowman Gray School Medicine, since 1981.
Enlisted United States Army, 1943. Rotating intern William J. Seymour Hospital, Eloise, Michigan, 1947. 1st lieutenant major United States Army, 1949-1960.
Resident general surgery Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, 1952-1956. Commander 18th Surgical Hospital United States Army, Quang Tri, Viet Nam, 1970-1971. Retired colonel 18th Surgical Hospital, Vietnam, 1977.
Active duty, 1990-1991. Clinical instructor surgery Bowman Gray School Medicine, since 1980.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, International College Surgeons.
Married Nancy Haston, September 29, 1946 (deceased December 1987). Married Nany O'Byrne Bertie, April 7, 1988. Children: Rebeccca Kneeling Broyles, James Henry III, Jane Keeling Toler.