World War II Honoree

John Douglass Harrison, M.D.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Greenwood, South Carolina

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

GRADUATED FROM THE CITADEL IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. WORKED IN PATHOLOGY AT PHILADELPHIA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS IN SURGICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE WHEN CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. SERVED FOR TWO YEARS, INCLUDING IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AS A BATTLEFIELD SURGEON. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.