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Stanhope Bayne-Jones
Born (1888-11-06)November 6, 1888
Died February 20, 1970(1970-02-20) (aged 81)
Place of birth New Orleans, Louisiana
Place of death Washington, D.C.
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Department of the Army Seal United States Army
Years of service 1915 - 1919, 1942 - 1946
Rank US-O7 insignia Brigadier General
Service number 0-170753
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II
Awards Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star (3)

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.

Early years[]

He was born on November 6, 1888 in New Orleans, Louisiana[1] as the son of physician. His grandfather Joseph Jones was also physician and served in the medical department of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, therefore Stanhope was very influenced in his decision of the future career.[1] Stanhope attended the Dixon Academy in Covington, Louisiana and then enrolled the Yale University. He graduated in 1910 with A.B. degree. Subsequently Bayne-Jones attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and received there his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1914.

He became a teacher and also researcher in the field of Bacteriology and immunology. Bayne-Jones received a commission of First lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps, U.S. Army on August 7, 1915.

Notes[]

As a member of the United States Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health, he had a significant role in the 1964 report linking smoking to cancer.[2]

Bayne-Jones was the subject of a biography in 1992.[3]

Bayne-Jones Community Hospital at the US Army's Fort Polk is named in his honor, as is a professorship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[2]

His papers were donated to the National Library of Medicine in the late 1960s.[4]

Decorations[]

Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier general Bayne-Jones:[1][5]

Distinguished Service Medal ribbon
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Silver Star ribbon
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
World War I Victory Medal ribbon
Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon American Campaign Medal ribbon
World War II Victory Medal ribbon Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon Military cross BAR
Bronze star
Ribbon of la croix de guerre 1914-1918
1st Row Army Distinguished Service Medal
2nd Row Silver Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters World War I Victory Medal with four Battle Clasps Army of Occupation of Germany Medal American Campaign Medal
3rd Row World War II Victory Medal Honorary Commander of the British Empire (United Kingdom) Military Cross (United Kingdom) French Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 with Gilt star

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 M.C. Leikind, Bull N Y Acad Med. 1972 April; 48(3): 584–595.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Stanhope Bayne-Jones Collection, Repository Guide to the Personal Papers Collections of Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, accessed January 13, 2013.
  3. "War and Healing: Stanhope Bayne-Jones and the Maturing of American Medicine", Albert E. Cowdrey, LSU Press, 1992, ISBN 080711717X.
  4. "Stanhope Bayne-Jones Papers 1852-1969". National Library of Medicine. http://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/bayne155. 
  5. "Valor awards for Stanhope Bayne-Jones". militarytimes.com. 2010-07-04. http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=80002. Retrieved 2013-09-23. 

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