US Army School of Nursing - Taps Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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fton Colonel James; IB. lennan OLONEL JAMES D. GLEXXAN, Medical Corps, United States Army, was liorn at I ' iochester, Xew ' ork. on March 2, 1862, and in early infancy moved with his parents to the District of Columbia, so that he is truly a W ' ashingtonian. He completed his medical sttidies at Columbian University, now known as Georgfe Washington University, Washing-ton, 1). C. In 1888 he was commissioned in the Medical Corps and served several years at ])osts on the western frontier and with Indians, and was on duty with the Seventh Cavalry in the Sioux Indian Campaign in 1890. In 1898, as a Major and Brigade Surgeon, he saw active service in the Spanish-American War and in the Philipjjine Insurrection, and was Chief Surgeon with the Mexican I ' unitive Expedition in 1916. At the beginning of the World War Colonel (ilennan was assigned to duty in the office of the Surgeon General as officer in charge of hospitalization for domestic service. Early in 1918 he was sent overseas as Chief of Hospitali- zation and Evacuation Division of the Chief Surgeon ' s f ffice. American Ex- peditionary Forces, and while on that duty was promoted to the grade of Urigadier General. ( n returning to the United States Colonel Glennan was assigned to Wal- ter Reed General Hosi)ital, his jtresent station, as commanding officer. During his long . ' rmy career Colonel Glennan has also been conmianding officer of the Division Hospital. Manila. 1 ' . I.; The Letterman General Hosi)ital. San Francisco. Calif. : and the .Sokliers ' Home Hospital. Washington. D. C. Sf . Ss? 1923 I - 1

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I- ae n. COLONEL JAMES D. GLENNAN, M. C. Commanding Officer, Walter Reed U. S. A. General Hospital 1923 16]

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Paon. MAJOR JULIA C. STIMSON Superintendent Army Nurse Corps; Dean, Army School of Nursing 1923 t 8]