Tappan, John Wilson

J Am Med Assoc. 1908;LI(18):1527: Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service. ... Tappan, J. W., acting asst.-surg., directed to proceed to Eagle Pass, Laredo, and Brownsville, Texas, and Naco, Douglas, and Nogales, Ariz., on special temporary duty.

See: United States Congressional serial set, Issue 2680, 1890, pages 310-312 re Tappan. [Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=dH83AQAAIAAJ&dq]

J Am Med Assoc. 1907;XLVIII(4):344: Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service. … REINSTATEMENT. Dr. John W. Tappan reinstated as an acting assistant surgeon Jan. 12, 1907.
J Am Med Assoc. 1907;XLIX(11):960: Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service. ... Tappan, J. W., acting asst.-surg., directed to proceed along Mexican border from Brownsville. Texas, to Nogales. Ariz., on special temporary duty, on completion of which to rejoin his station at El Paso. Texas.
J Am Med Assoc. 1917;LXVIII(15):1135: Public Health Service Personals. ... John Wilson Tappan, El Paso, Roy Preston Texas; ... were appointed and commissioned as assistant surgeons, March 22.
J Am Med Assoc. 1925;84(15):113: U. S. Public Health Service. ... The following physicians in the U. S. Public Health Service have been promoted and commissioned in the grade of surgeon : Thomas Parran, Jr., John W. Tappan, Roy P. Sandidge, Ralph C. Williams, Paul D. Mossman and Rickey L. Waugh.

J. W. TAPPAN, M.D., Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Service, EL PASO, TEXAS. PROTECTIVE HEALTH MEASURES ON THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER. J Am Med Assoc. 1926;87(13):1022-1026.

J Am Med Assoc. 1939;113(21):1894: John Wilson Tappan; Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Service, El Paso, Texas ; University of Virginia Department of Medicine, Charlottesville, 1898; entered the U. S. Public Health Service March 20, 1917, and retired Nov. 1, 1933; formerly city and county health officer ; fellow of the American College of Physicians ; aged 71 ; died, September 2, in the William Beaumont General Hospital.

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