Background
Bose, William Richards Du was born on September 12, 1854 in Sparta, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Wildes and Catharine Ann (Richards) D.
Bose, William Richards Du was born on September 12, 1854 in Sparta, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Wildes and Catharine Ann (Richards) D.
University of Georgia, class of 1873. Doctor of Medicine University of Virginia, 1875.
Commissioned assistant surgeon, United States Navy, October 16, 1875. Passed assistant surgeon, 1878. Surgeon, 1891; medical inspector, 1903.
Medical director, March 5, 1910.
Retired, 1918, rank of commodore. Surgeon on board United States Ship Texas, Spanish-American War, 1898.
Assistant bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, Washington, 1903-1906.
Member American Medical Association, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Army and Navy, Chevy Chase.
Married Katie Bibb, of Charlottesville, Virginia, October 26, 1875.