William J. McDaniel
| William J. McDaniel | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bill |
| Born |
February 26, 1943 near Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1969-1997 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Awards | |
William J. McDaniel (b. 26 February 1943) is a retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He served in the Medical Corps and from 1992-1995 was Commander of the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia.
McDaniel was born on a farm near Muskogee, Oklahoma on February 26, 1943. He grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from Blackwell High School in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He attended college at Oklahoma State University, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team. He graduated from OSU in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology. He then entered the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, and he graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1968. He completed his residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma at St. Francis Hospital.
McDaniel received his commission into the United States Army Medical Corps in 1969. He was trained a flight surgeon at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida. He served as a flight surgeon at Marine Corps Air Stations in El Toro, California, Futema, Okinawa, and Whidbey Island, Washington. He also served aboard the USS TRIPOLI off the coast of Vietnam.
McDaniel began his Orthopedic Surgery Residency in 1973 at the Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He later served as Chief of the Department of Orthopedics and then Acting Commanding Officer and Director of Clinical Services at the Naval Hospital in Rota, Spain. He then was Orthopedic Surgeon at the Naval Regional Medical Clinic, Department of Orthopedics, U.S. Naval Academy. He served aboard the USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Japan as the Seventh Fleet Surgeon and then as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Hospital in Oak Harbor, Washington. In 1988, he became Commanding Officer of the Naval Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.
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