RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER
of
FRANK FINLEY LEDFORD, JR.
Lieutenant General
RETIREMENT DATE 30 June 1992
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army Medical Service Basic and Advanced Officer Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1968-69
Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 1976-77
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
BS, Basic Science, University of Dayton
MD, General Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
ASSIGNMENTS
FROM | TO | ASSIGNMENT |
Sep 1958 | Jun 1959 | Student, Fourth Year Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Jun 1959 | Jun 1960 | Rotating Intern, Brooke Army Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Aug 1960 | Aug 1961 | Surgical Trainee, Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
Aug 1961 | May 1964 | Student, First through Fourth Year Resident, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, California |
Jun 1964 | Jun 1965 | Senior Orthopedic Resident, Arizona State Crippled Children's Hospital, Arizona |
Jun 1965 | Jan 1966 | Orthopedic Surgeon, Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
Mar 1966 | Mar 1967 | Chief, Surgical Service, 36th Evacuation Hospital, United States Army, Vietnam |
Mar 1967 | Jul 1967 | Orthopedic Surgeon, Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Jul 1967 | Dec 1967 | Student, Medical Service Officer Advanced Course, Medical Field Service School, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Dec 1967 | Aug 1968 | Chief, Orthopedic Service, Department of Surgery, Munson Army Hospital, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
Aug 1968 | Jun 1969 | Student, US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
Jul 1969 | Jun 1971 | Chief, Orthopedic Service, Department of Surgery, 2d General Hospital, US Army Europe, Landstuhl, Germany |
Jun 1971 | Jun 1972 | Chief, Professional Services, 130th Station Hospital, United States Army Medical Command, Europe, Heidelberg, Germany |
Jul 1972 | May 1973 | Surgical Consultant, Medical Corps Affairs, Office of The Surgeon General, US Army, Washington, DC |
May 1973 | Dec 1974 | Chief, Graduate Health Education, Nonresident Health Education Directorate, Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Jan 1975 | Jul 1976 | Chief, Graduate Medical Education Branch, Education and Training Division, US Army Medical Department Personnel Support Agency, Washington, DC |
Aug 1976 | Jun 1977 | Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC |
Jul 1977 | Mar 1980 | Commander, US Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Riley, Kansas |
Mar 1980 | Nov 1980 | Commander, US Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Benning, Georgia |
Nov 1980 | Aug 1982 | Director of Professional Services and Chief of Medical Corps Affairs, Office of the Surgeon General, US Army, Washington, DC |
Aug 1982 | Mar 1985 | Commanding General, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California |
Mar 1985 | Jun 1988 | Commanding General, 7th Medical Command/Surgeon, US Army Europe and Seventh Army, Heidelberg, Germany |
Jun 1988 | May 1992 | The Surgeon General, US Army/Program Executive Officer, Health Care Systems, Office of the Surgeon General, US Army, Falls Church, Virginia |
PROMOTIONS
RANK | TEMPORARY | PERMANENT |
2LT | 3 Sep 1958 | 3 Sep 1958 |
1LT |
| 1 Jul 1960 |
CPT | 6 Jun 1960 | 6 Jun 1962 |
MAJ | 17 Feb 1965 | 6 Jun 1969 |
LTC | 19 Apr 1968 | 6 Jun 1976 |
COL | 6 Feb 1973 | 6 Jun 1979 |
BG | 1 Apr 1981 | 22 Jan 1982 |
MG |
| 1 May 1984 |
LTG | 1 Jul 1988 |
|
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
SOURCE OF COMMISSION Direct Appointment
