Charles Malden Oman | |
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Nickname(s) | Charles |
Born | October 23, 1878 Lightstreet, Pennsylvania |
Died | November 1, 1948 Beacon, New York |
United States Navy/Medical Corps | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1901–1945 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | USS Comfort (AH-3) US Naval Base Hospital Brest, France 1917–1919 |
Awards | Navy Cross |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Medical School |
Charles Malden Oman (1878–1948) was a rear admiral and surgeon in the United States Navy Medical Corps, serving during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, and both World Wars. During World War I, he commanded the Naval Base Hospital No.1 in Brest, France, and received the Navy Cross. He later led several naval hospitals and served four years in Peking, China. During World War II was the first commanding officer of the US Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.