Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone

Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone. United States Navy, Medical Corps, 1914 - 1950. , Born: St. Clair, Pennsylvania, August 29, 1889, Graduate: Mercersburg Academy, Pennsylvania, 1909 , Hahnemann Medical College, Pennsylvania, 1913, Assistant Physician to Presidents Harding and Coolidge , and Physician to President Hoover 1922-23 , Retired from active duty as Vice Admiral, 1950 , Medical Director Veterans Administration, 1951-55, Medal of Honor awarded for service as a Lieutenant in the , Navy Medical Corps serving with the Marines at , Vierzy, France, July 19, 1918, MEDAL OF HONOR CITIATION: , For extraordinary heroism, conspicuous gallantry, and intrepidity while serving with the 6th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in actual conflict with the enemy. With absolute disregard for personal safety, ever conscious and mindful of the suffering fallen, Surgeon Boone, leaving the shelter of a ravine, went forward onto the open field where there was no protection and despite the extreme enemy fire of all calibers, through a heavy mist of gas, applied dressings and first aid to wounded marines. This occurred southeast of Vierzy, near the cemetery, and on the road south from the town. When the dressings and supplies had been exhausted, he went through a heavy barrage of large-caliber shells, both high-explosive and gas, to replenish these supplies, returning quickly with a sidecar load, and administered them in saving the lives of the wounded. A second trip, under the same conditions and for the same purpose, was made by surgeon Boone later that day., Died: Washington, DC, April 2, 1974. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery