Born: 21 November 1922, Prairieburg, Iowa
Entered service from: Illinois
Died: 8 November 1978, Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Virginia
FAMILY DATA
Father: Charles F. Taylor, MD, deceased
Mother: Harriet Sack Taylor
Wife: Frances Colby Taylor
Son: Richard R., Jr.
Daughter: Carolyn Jean
Son: Colby F.
Son: Bryan D.
Son: David W.
EDUCATION
BS, University of Chicago, 1944
MD, University of Chicago School of Medicine, 1946
ASSIGNMENTS
FROM | TO | ASSIGNMENT |
Aug 1947 | Sep 1947 | Student, Medical Field Service School, Brooke AMC, Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Oct 1947 | Jan 1951 | General Medicine Ward Officer, Army-Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Feb 1951 | Jun 1951 | Student, Company Grade Medical Officer's Course, Walter Reed AMC, Washington, DC |
Jul 1951 | Aug 1953 | Resident, Internal Medicine, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, California |
Sep 1953 | Apr 1954 | Battalion Commander, 7th Medical Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, Korea |
May 1954 | Dec 1954 | Internist, Hemorrhagic Fever Center, 45th Surgical Hospital (Mobile Army), Korea |
Jan 1955 | Dec 1955 | Resident, Pulmonary Disease, Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado |
Jan 1956 | Sep 1957 | Chief, Non T-B Chest, Department of Medicine, Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver Colorado |
Oct 1957 | Aug 1958 | Commanding Officer, Medical Research and Development Unit, Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado |
Sep 1958 | Aug 1959 | Deputy Commander, US Army Medical Research and Nutrition Laboratory, Denver, Colorado |
Sep 1959 | Nov 1959 | Chief, Biophysics and Astronautics Research Branch, US Army Medical Research and Development Command, Washington, DC |
Dec 1959 | Dec 1962 | Chief, Research Division, US Army Medical Research and Development Command, Washington, DC |
Dec 1962 | Jul 1963 | Chief, Program Planning, US Army Medical Research and Development Command, Washington, DC |
Aug 1963 | Sep 1964 | Deputy Commander, US Army Medical Research and Development Command, Washington, DC |
Sep 1964 | Jul 1965 | Staff Surgeon, Joint US Military Advisory Group (JUSMAG), Thailand |
Aug 1965 | Jun 1966 | Student, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania |
Jul 1966 | Jul 1969 | Chief, Biological and Medical Science Division, Office, Director of Defense Research & Engineering, Office, Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC |
Aug 1969 | Aug 1970 | Command Surgeon, US Military Assistance Command (COMUSMACV), Vietnam |
Sep 1970 | Feb 1973 | Commanding General, US Army Medical Research and Development Command, Washington, DC |
Mar 1973 | Sep 1973 | Deputy Surgeon General, US Army, Washington, DC |
1 Oct 1973 | 30 Sep 1977 | The Surgeon General, US Army, Washington, DC |
PROMOTIONS
RANK | DATE |
First Lieutenant, AUS | 22 March 1946 |
Captain, AUS | 23 August 1948 |
Captain, RA | 23 May 1950 |
Major, AUS | 20 July 1951 |
Major, RA | 7 September 1955 |
Lieutenant Colonel, AUS | 11 May 1956 |
Colonel, AUS | 21 August 1964 |
Lieutenant Colonel, RA | 1 January 1965 |
Colonel, RA | 1 January 1969 |
Brigadier General, AUS | 1 October 1969 |
Major General, AUS | 1 September 1972 |
Brigadier General, RA | 31 July 1973 |
Major General, RA | 1 October 1973 |
Lieutenant General, AUS | 1 October 1973 |
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit, with Oak Leaf Cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Joint Services Commendation Medal, with Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Commendation Medal, with Oak Leaf Cluster
Vietnamese Distinguished Service Order First Class
Vietnamese Public Services Medal First Class
AFFILIATIONS
American College of Physicians (Fellow)
American College of Chest Physicians (Fellow)
American Thoracic Society
American Medical Association
Association of Military Surgeons of the US
New York Academy of Science