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Leonard D. Heaton was born on 19 November, 1902 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, US, is a Physician and US Army general. Discover Leonard D. Heaton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 19 November 1902
Birthday 19 November
Birthplace Parkersburg, West Virginia, US
Date of death 10 September, 1983
Died Place Washington, D.C., US
Nationality United States

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1902

Leonard Dudley Heaton (November 19, 1902 – September 10, 1983) was Surgeon General of the United States Army from 1959 to 1969.

Heaton was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

1922

As an undergraduate he attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio graduating in 1922.

He then attended the University of Louisville where he would earn his medical degree four years later.

Heaton was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps Reserve immediately following his graduation from medical school.

1931

He was the first Army medical officer to attain this rank, and served a longer term as Surgeon General than any other officer since 1931.

Aside from administrative duties, Heaton continued to surgically operate.

Among his many patients included President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and Generals of the Army Douglas MacArthur, and George C. Marshall.

As surgeon general, he oversaw the expansion and deployment of Army medical services to Southeast Asia and advocated for the increased use of helicopters for medical evacuation operations in the Army.

1940

In 1940 he was assigned as Chief of Surgical Service in Hawaii.

He was among the attending surgeons in the aftermath of the attack on attack on Pearl Harbor, where he operated and treated the wounded for over 24 hours straight.

With the entrance of the United States into World War II, Heaton was assigned to the European Theater of Operations.

Soon after D-Day, he was appointed as the Commander of the 802d Hospital Center in Blandford, England where he had over 12,000 people working under him.

1948

After the war, Heaton was promoted to brigadier general in 1948.

He held many posts including being the commander of the Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC.

He became the tenth officer to command the hospital.

1959

General Heaton was made Surgeon General of the Army in June 1959, and was promoted to Lieutenant General (three stars) in September, 1959.

1969

Heaton retired from the Army in 1969.

1983

He and his wife moved to Pinehurst, North Carolina where they lived quietly until his final illness in 1983.

Admitted to Walter Reed in July, he died at his beloved hospital on September 10, 1983.

Heaton's funeral service was held at the Village Chapel in Pinehurst, North Carolina with Chaplain Harry Duncan officiating.

He is buried in the Pinelawn Memorial Park in Pinehurst, North Carolina.