Paul Ramsey Hawley
| Paul Ramsey Hawley | |
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Major General Paul Ramsey Hawley, Medical Corps, US Army
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| Nickname(s) | Ram |
| Born |
January 31, 1891 West College Corner, Indiana |
| Died | November 24, 1965 (aged 74) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1916–1946 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Commands held | Medical Replacement Training Center, Fort Lee, Virginia |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
| Other work |
Medical Director, U.S. Veterans Administration |
| Signature |  |
Medical Director, U.S. Veterans Administration
Chief Executive Officer Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Paul Ramsey Hawley (January 1, 1891 – November 24, 1965) was an American physician who served as Command Surgeon of the European Theater of Operations, United States Army from January 1942 to May 1945. After the war, he was appointed as Medical Director of the U.S. Veterans Administration and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Hawley was born in West College Corner, Indiana on January 31, 1891 to William Harry Hawley and Sabrina Corey (Ramsey) Hawley. After graduating from the College Corner Union School, he enrolled in Indiana University’s Bloomington Campus—at that time, the University’s only campus. While there, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Following his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in 1912--with less than stellr performance, which he later attributed to his participation in the fraternity.--Hawley enrolled in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was awarded his MD degree in 1914 and then completed a 20 month internship at the Cincinnati General Hospital. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who were both physicians, he returned to West College Corner and joined his father's practice. He married Frances Katherine Gilliland on December 10, 1915, and they had two children, William Harry Hawley and Barbara Hawley, and both his son and son-in-law served as officers in the European Theater during World War II. He and his wife were divorced in 1951, and he remarried, to Lydia Wright, sometime before his death in 1962.
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