Wheeler Bryson Lipes

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In September 1942, Pharmacist's Mate Wheeler Lipes performed an emergency appendectomy aboard a United States Navy submarine. Although he did not have proper medical equipment or formal surgical training, the operation was a success. After the war, Petty Officer Lipes remained in the Navy and later received a Medical Service Corps commission in 1951. He retired as a lieutenant commander. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Wheeler Bryson Lipes
rdf:langString Wheeler Bryson Lipes
rdf:langString "Doc" Lipes, Wheeler "Johnny" Lipes
rdf:langString Wheeler Bryson Lipes
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xsd:integer 1061007046
xsd:date 1920-07-12
rdf:langString Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
xsd:date 2005-04-17
rdf:langString "Doc" Lipes, Wheeler "Johnny" Lipes
rdf:langString In September 1942, Pharmacist's Mate Wheeler Lipes performed an emergency appendectomy aboard a United States Navy submarine. Although he did not have proper medical equipment or formal surgical training, the operation was a success. After the war, Petty Officer Lipes remained in the Navy and later received a Medical Service Corps commission in 1951. He retired as a lieutenant commander.
rdf:langString Place of burial
xsd:string United States
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