Background
Wasson, William Walter was born on August 19, 1884 in Chrisman, Illinois, United States. Son of William Alexander and Matilda Ann (Layne) Wasson.
Wasson, William Walter was born on August 19, 1884 in Chrisman, Illinois, United States. Son of William Alexander and Matilda Ann (Layne) Wasson.
Diploma Northwestern University Academy, 1904. Student of University Illinois, Urbana, 1904-1906. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Colorado, 1908, Doctor of Medicine 1910.
Associate electrotherapeutics, Doctor East.H. Robertston, Boulder, Colorado, 1910-1913. Practice of radiology, Boulder, 1910-1916, Denver, 1916-1968. Associate Doctor John Samuel Bouslog, 1918-1968.
Established x-ray departments Saint Anthony’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Denver.
Company-founder, member board control Solmene Winter Foundation, 1922-1968, director, 1922-1927. Advising committee Radiological Research Institute.
Radiology consultant.
Member of committee on growth and development White House Conference Child Health and Protection, 1929-1932. Fellow American Medical Association (chairman section on radiology 1947-1948), American College Radiology (charter 1923. Member Western Roentgen Ray Society (district counsellor 1919), Radiological Society North.A. (Executive Committee 1920, past counselor, president 1941-1942), American Roentgen Ray Society (vice president 1947), American Radiological Society, Child Research Council (co-founder.
Clubs: Denver Country.
Married Katharine L. Crouch, September 24, 1908. Children: Richard Van Cleave and Madolin Layne (Mistress Richard Des Jardins) (twins).