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Doctors and Dentists in Varied Roles in Linn County
Doctors and dentists from Linn County serve in homes and overseas in World War II. The piece highlights 35 M.D.s using M.C. after army or navy ratings, with many overseas or recently returned, including three Cedar Rapids dentists in uniform. It profiles Col. C. J. Leedham, Corro. Leedham’s India duty and food inspection notes, and Capt. C. H. Stark, detailing his wartime medical postings and Cedar Rapids roots.
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Linn County
M.D
M.C
Cedar Rapids
United States
Iowa
England
Ireland
Africa
Italy
India
Oe East
Australia
Guadai- Alaska
New Zealand
the Forest
Pearl Harbor
Col
C.J. Leedham
Clinton
China- Burma- India
University of Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Public Health Service
Staten Island
N. Y
Walter Reed Hospital
Randolph Field
Texas
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Washington, D. C
Assam
Leedham
Springville
Col. Leedham
Charles
University of Mexico
Robin
Judith
St. Patrick’s High School
Stark
Loras College
Dubuque
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee County Hospital
Joseph Stark
A Avenue NW
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