Rank Brigadier General Role Physician | Name Stanhope Bayne-Jones Service number 0-170753 | |
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Born November 6, 1888
New Orleans, Louisiana ( 1888-11-06 ) Allegiance United States of America Years of service 1915 - 1919, 1942 - 1946 Battles/wars World War I
Battle of Chateau-Thierry
Aisne-Marne Offensive
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
World War II Awards Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star (3) Died 1970, Washington, D.C., United States Books The evolution of preventive medicine in the United States Army, 1607-1939 Battles and wars Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, World War II | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Stanhope Bayne-Jones, M.D. (November 6, 1888 – February 20, 1970) was a physician, an American bacteriologist, a medical historian and a United States Army medical officer with the rank of Brigadier General.
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Early years
Bayne-Jones was born on November 6, 1888 in New Orleans, Louisiana as the son of physician. His grandfather Joseph Jones was also a physician and served in the medical department of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In this way, Bayne-Jones was influenced in his future career choice. Bayne-Jones attended the Dixon Academy in Covington, Louisiana and then enrolled the Yale University. He graduated in 1910 with A.B. degree. Subsequently, Bayne-Jones matriculated at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1914.
He became a teacher and also a researcher in the fields of bacteriology and immunology. Bayne-Jones received a commission of First Lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps, U.S. Army on August 7, 1915.
Decorations
Shown below is the ribbon bar of Bayne-Jones as a Brigadier general: