United States Air Force General, First Surgeon General of the Air Force and Aviation Medicine Pioneer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Jefferson Medical College, graduating in 1909. He served in the Russian army for 18 months during WWI starting in November 1915. During that time he attained the rank of Lieut. Colonel in the Imperial Russian Army Medical Corps and was awarded the Cross of St. George. In 1917 he fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and joined the American war effort. His WWI journals were published in 1918 as Surgeon Grow: An American in the Russian Fighting. He served in the Army Air Corp during WWII and earned many awards for research which led to better body armor, electrically heated clothing, wind and fire resistant head and neck protectors, and several other developments that drastically reduced casualties among flight crews. He was appointed the first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force when the air force established a medical service, serving in that post from July 1, 1949 until his retirement on November 30th of that year. Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base and the United States Air Force's flight surgeon of the year award are named in his honor.
United States Air Force General, First Surgeon General of the Air Force and Aviation Medicine Pioneer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Jefferson Medical College, graduating in 1909. He served in the Russian army for 18 months during WWI starting in November 1915. During that time he attained the rank of Lieut. Colonel in the Imperial Russian Army Medical Corps and was awarded the Cross of St. George. In 1917 he fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and joined the American war effort. His WWI journals were published in 1918 as Surgeon Grow: An American in the Russian Fighting. He served in the Army Air Corp during WWII and earned many awards for research which led to better body armor, electrically heated clothing, wind and fire resistant head and neck protectors, and several other developments that drastically reduced casualties among flight crews. He was appointed the first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force when the air force established a medical service, serving in that post from July 1, 1949 until his retirement on November 30th of that year. Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base and the United States Air Force's flight surgeon of the year award are named in his honor.
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