Rear Admiral Lucius W. Johnson
- Title
- Rear Admiral Lucius W. Johnson
- Description
- 8" x 11" photograph of the head and upper torso of Rear Admiral Lucius W. Johnson in his uniform. Rear Admiral Lucius W. Johnson (1882-1968), a distinguished Navy surgeon, was awarded the Navy Cross for his relief efforts in the Dominican Republic during Dictator Rafael Trujillo's reign, coordinated construction of the National Naval Medical Center outside of Washington, D.C., oversaw the development of Naval Mobile Base Hospital No. 1 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is credited with introducing the daiquiri to America. Date approximated.
- Date
- 1940-1950
- Original Format
- photographs
- Extent
- Local Identifier
- 1268-b1-fa
- Subject(s)
- Johnson, Lucius W.
- United States. Navy--Officers
- United States. Navy--Surgeons
- Surgeons--United States
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
- Rights
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- Location of Original
- Lucius W. Johnson Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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