Robert J. T. Joy

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Robert J. T. Joy
Colonel Robert J. T. Joy, Medical Corps, US Army
Nickname(s)	Bob
Born	(1929-04-05)April 5, 1929 Narragansett Village, Rhode Island
Died	April 30, 2019(2019-04-30) (aged 90) Washington, District of Columbia
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1954–1981
Rank	Colonel
Commands	United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts United States Army Medical Research Team (WRAIR) Republic of Vietnam Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Washington, D.C.
Battles / wars	Vietnam Defense Campaign Vietnam Counteroffensive Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase II
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Air Medal Army Commendation Medal
Other work	Professor and Chair, Section of Medical History, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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Robert J. T. Joy (April 5, 1929 – April 30, 2019) was an American physician and career Army Medical Corps officer who was an internationally recognized scholar in the field of the history of medicine. He was also a key leader in U.S. Department of Defense Medical Research and Development, and served as one of the key founding staff members of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he served as the first commandant of students, chair of the department of military medicine, and, after his retirement from military service, first professor and chair of the section of medical history at the university.