James Malachi Whittico Jr. (1916 - 2018)

Born 18 Nov 1916 in Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States

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James Whittico Jr. was a centenarian, living to age 101.

Maj James Whittico Jr. served in the United States Army in World War II
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James Whittico Jr. was an American physician from St. Louis, Missouri who was the first African American named a full clinical professor at any medical school in St. Louis and was the fourth African American in St. Louis to be named a fellow for the American College of Surgeons.^[1]

James Malachi Whittico Jr. was born in 1915 in Williamson, West Virginia, the son of Dr James M Whitaco and Nannie Lena (unnown) Whittico.^[2][3]

He was enumerated on the 1920^[4][2] and 1930^[3] United States Censuses in his parents' household in Mingo, West Virginia.

He attended Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, the nation's oldest historically black university. He entered Meharry Medical College, a historically black medical school in Nashvillein 1934 at 19. He was graduated medical school in 1940 and trained at St. Louis' Homer G. Phillips Hospital which was the largest hospital which offered training for doctors of color.^[5]

When he went into practice, he was a clinical instructor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and served six St. Louis hospitals as chief of staff or chief of surgery.

During World War II^[6], he served in the Southwest Pacific Theater with the U.S. 93rd Infantry Division, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and was Missouri's first African American to become a military hospital chief surgeon in active combat during World War II.^[7][8]

He appeared on the 1950 United States Census with his wife Gloria in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesSt. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.^[9]

He was also a member of Chi Delta Mu, a Professional fraternity for students and graduates in the Allied health professions.

He died in 2018 and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri.^{[6] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "James Whittico Jr.," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Whittico_Jr.&oldid=1145233869 (accessed May 14, 2023).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2J-PG3 : Fri Dec 22 17:09:56 UTC 2023), Entry for J M Whittico and Nannie Lena Whittico, 1920.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMH2-WHG : Thu Oct 05 01:42:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Doctor, Doctor J M Whitaca and Nauner Whitaca, 1930.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1965; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 117
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #37680076
   J M Whittico Jr (4), single son, in household of J M Whittico (32) in Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia. Born in West Virginia.
5. ↑ "Pioneering physician and surgeon Dr. James Whittico Jr. passes at 102". August 23, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Burial: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019"
   National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
   Ancestry Record 8750 #8415140 (accessed 14 May 2023)
   James M Whittico Jr burial (died on 21 Aug 2018) in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
7. ↑ Fisher, W.D.; Buckley, J.H. (2015). African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-1-4766-2317-7. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
8. ↑ "James M. Whittico Jr., M.D.: 1916–2018". Retrieved September 5, 2018
9. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMB-8JXH : Fri Oct 06 18:17:34 UTC 2023), Entry for James M Whittico and Gloria T Whittico, April 27, 1950.
10. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #192763530
    Memorial page for Dr James Malachi Whittico Jr. (18 Nov 1916-21 Aug 2018), citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA (plot: Section Number D, Grave Number 3305, Steel Casket, Extra Deep, Concrete Box); Maintained by Tim (contributor 46772461).

See Also:

• Wikipedia contributors, "James Whittico Jr.," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Whittico_Jr.&oldid=1205228300 (accessed April 29, 2024).