Gilchrist, H. L. (Harry Lorenzo), 1870-1943

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Harry L. Gilchrist was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a colonel in the Medical Corps commanding the American Polish Relief Expedition.

From the description of The Harry L. Gilchrist papers, 1920. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50623466

Harry Gilchrist began his Army career as a contract surgeon in 1898. He joined the Army Medical Corps in 1900 and rose to the rank of Major General. He spent several years in the Philippines, Central America, and Cuba fighting plague, cholera and typhoid outbreaks. Gilchrist was a member of the first contingent of American troops in Europe during World War I. He worked in the Army's Chemical Warfare Service from 1917 until his retirement as Chief of the Medical Division in 1934.

From the description of Harry Lorenzo Gilchrist papers, 1934. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14324564

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creatorOf Gilchrist, H. L. (Harry Lorenzo), 1870-1943. The Harry L. Gilchrist papers, 1920. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf Gilchrist, Harry Lorenzo, 1879-1943. Harry Lorenzo Gilchrist papers, 1934. National Library of Medicine
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associatedWith MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. person
associatedWith Piłsudski, Józef, 1867-1935. person
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Poland
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Chemical warfare
Medical assistance, American
Russo
Typhoid fever
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Birth 1870

Death 1943

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