Quinn Henderson Becker (June 11, 1930 – March 13, 2022) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was Surgeon General of the United States Army from February 1985 to May 1988.[1] Becker, who attended Louisiana State University's School of Medicine, was an orthopedic surgeon.[2] He earned a B.S. degree from Northeast Louisiana State College in 1952 and then received his M.D. degree and Army commission in 1956.[3] Before this stint as surgeon general, Becker was commandant of the United States Army Academy of Health Sciences, Deputy Surgeon General of the Army, and Chief Surgeon of the U.S. European Command. He was promoted to lieutenant general in March 1985. Becker died on March 13, 2022, at the age of 91.[4]
quinn, becker, quinn, henderson, becker, june, 1930, march, 2022, lieutenant, general, united, states, army, surgeon, general, united, states, army, from, february, 1985, 1988, becker, attended, louisiana, state, university, school, medicine, orthopedic, surge. Quinn Henderson Becker June 11 1930 March 13 2022 was a lieutenant general in the United States Army He was Surgeon General of the United States Army from February 1985 to May 1988 1 Becker who attended Louisiana State University s School of Medicine was an orthopedic surgeon 2 He earned a B S degree from Northeast Louisiana State College in 1952 and then received his M D degree and Army commission in 1956 3 Before this stint as surgeon general Becker was commandant of the United States Army Academy of Health Sciences Deputy Surgeon General of the Army and Chief Surgeon of the U S European Command He was promoted to lieutenant general in March 1985 Becker died on March 13 2022 at the age of 91 4 Quinn H BeckerBorn 1930 06 11 June 11 1930Kirksville Missouri U S DiedMarch 13 2022 2022 03 13 aged 91 San Antonio Texas U S AllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States ArmyYears of service1956 1988RankLieutenant generalCommands held15th Medical Battalion 1st Cavalry Division Airmobile 7th Medical Command Surgeon General of the United States ArmyAwardsArmy Distinguished Service MedalLegion of MeritAwards and recognitions edit nbsp Combat Medical Badge nbsp nbsp Senior Flight Surgeon Badge nbsp Basic Parachutist Badge nbsp Army Distinguished Service Medal nbsp Legion of Merit nbsp nbsp Bronze Star with one bronze oak leaf cluster nbsp nbsp nbsp Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters nbsp Air Medal nbsp Army Commendation Medal nbsp Army Meritorious Unit Commendation nbsp National Defense Service Medal nbsp Vietnam Service Medal nbsp Army Service Ribbon nbsp nbsp Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 1 nbsp Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation nbsp Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation nbsp Vietnam Campaign MedalReferences edit History history amedd army mil Retrieved 2014 09 21 Supplement to Who s who in America Marquis Who s Who 1987 ISBN 9780837971001 Lieutenant General Quinn H Becker Army Executive Biographies Headquarters Department of the Army 1985 p 35 Retrieved 2021 04 19 Obituary of Quinn H Becker M D Porter Loring Mortuaries Retrieved March 25 2022 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quinn H Becker amp oldid 1178602552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
