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Dr. '''Rufus Hessberg''' was an [[Medical Corps (United States Army)|Army Medical Corps]] doctor during [[World War II]] and later was a pioneer aeromedical scientist. He served as an early instructor at the [[Air Rescue Specialists Course]] at [[Gunter AFB]], [[Alabama]] in 1949, teaching some of the Air Force's first [[Air Force Pararescue|Pararescuemen]]. He went on to head the animal research group for [[Project Mercury]]. He served for several years as an Executive Vice President of the [[Aerospace Medical Association]] before retiring in 1991.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1995-08-02|title=Obituary for Rufus R. Hessberg (Aged 74)|pages=1|work=The News Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66321156/obituary-for-rufus-r-hessberg-aged-74/|access-date=2020-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Saxon|first=Wolfgang|date=1995-08-01|title=Rufus Hessberg, 74, Surgeon and an Expert in Aerospace Medicine|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/01/obituaries/rufus-hessberg-74-surgeon-and-an-expert-in-aerospace-medicine.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1995-05-12|title=When Space-Age Imaginations Skyrocketed Into Reality|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-12-me-65362-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=13 July 1995|title=Rufus R. Hessberg Dies; NASA Space Medicine Director|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/07/31/rufus-r-hessberg-dies/7b956ee1-0b35-4b29-b0b9-a111885683ce/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Dr. '''Rufus Hessberg''' was an [[Medical Corps (United States Army)|Army Medical Corps]] doctor during [[World War II]] and later was a pioneer aeromedical scientist. He served as an early instructor at the [[Air Rescue Specialists Course]] at [[Gunter AFB]], [[Alabama]] in 1949, teaching some of the Air Force's first [[Air Force Pararescue|Pararescuemen]]. He went on to head the animal research group for [[Project Mercury]]. He served for several years as an Executive Vice President of the [[Aerospace Medical Association]] before retiring in 1991. |
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Revision as of 17:02, 29 December 2020
Dr. Rufus Hessberg was an Army Medical Corps doctor during World War II and later was a pioneer aeromedical scientist. He served as an early instructor at the Air Rescue Specialists Course at Gunter AFB, Alabama in 1949, teaching some of the Air Force's first Pararescuemen. He went on to head the animal research group for Project Mercury. He served for several years as an Executive Vice President of the Aerospace Medical Association before retiring in 1991.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Obituary for Rufus R. Hessberg (Aged 74)". The News Journal. 1995-08-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (1995-08-01). "Rufus Hessberg, 74, Surgeon and an Expert in Aerospace Medicine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "When Space-Age Imaginations Skyrocketed Into Reality". Los Angeles Times. 1995-05-12. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rufus R. Hessberg Dies; NASA Space Medicine Director". The Washington Post. 13 July 1995.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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