Harry George Armstrong, native of South Dakota, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in October 1918. Pvt. Armstrong served during World War I and left in March 1919 to attend medical school. 

He graduated from the University of Louisville in 1925 and joined the U.S. Army Medical Reserves.

 In 1931 he was attached to the Air Corps as a flight surgeon. He established the Aero-Medical Laboratory in 1935, where his aero-medical research improved flight 
conditions and pilot safety. 

His research is credited with saving the lives of more than 2,000 aviators. 

Armstrong was appointed Command Flight Surgeon of the 8th Air Force (1942), named Air Force Surgeon General (1949), and Surgeon General of the U.S. air  forces in Europe (1954). 

He received the Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Honor, among other commendations. Gen. Armstrong 
retired from service in 1957 and died in 1983. 

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Grave marker image for (HARRY ARMSTRONG).

HARRY GEORGE ARMSTRONG

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