George F. Bond
| George Foote Bond, MD | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Papa Topside |
| Born |
November 14, 1915 Willoughby, Ohio |
| Died | January 3, 1983 (aged 67) Bat Cave, North Carolina |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1953–1978 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | Navy Commendation Medal, Legion of Merit with two gold stars |
Capt. George Foote Bond USN (ret.) (November 14, 1915 – January 3, 1983) was an American physician who was known as a leader in the field of undersea and hyperbaric medicine and the "Father of Saturation Diving".
George Foote Bond was born November 14, 1915 in Willoughby, Ohio to Robert and Louise Foot Bond. Bond received a Bachelor and Master of Arts from the University of Florida in 1939. While a student at UF, he became a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. He then attended medical school at McGill University where he completed his medical training in surgery in 1945. Bond performed his internship at the Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1946, Bond established a rural medicine practice in Bat Cave, North Carolina. Seeing a need in the community, Bond established the Valley Clinic and Hospital in 1948. Bond was recognized by the community as "Doctor of the Year" in 1953. The people of the area showed their affection towards Bond when he appeared on the national television show This Is Your Life on June 22, 1955.
Bond entered active Navy service in 1953. Soon after he qualified as a Diving and Submarine Medical Officer and served as Squadron Medical Officer from 1954 to 1958. Later that year, Bond transferred to the Naval Medical Research Laboratory in Groton, Connecticut where he served as the Officer-in-Charge until 1964. It was during this time that Bond conducted his earliest experiments into saturation diving techniques.
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