Charles Pixley
| Charles Calvin Pixley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 8, 1923 Grants Pass, Oregon |
| Died | December 31, 2005 (aged 82) San Antonio, Texas |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Surgeon General of the United States Army |
Charles Calvin Pixley (August 8, 1923 – December 31, 2005), was the 34th Surgeon General of the United States Army, serving in that capacity from October 1, 1977 to September 20, 1981.
He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He earned his M.D. degree from the University of Oregon and completed an M.S. degree in surgery at Baylor University. He received a commission as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve on 20 January 1947 and was integrated into the Regular Army in that grade on September 4, 1948.
He completed his residency in surgery at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania, from November 1948 to September 1949 after which he completed a special course in orthopedic surgery at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons until November 1949 when he was promoted to Captain. He was then assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center for a one-year residency in general surgery as off 1 January 1950. In March 1950, he was ordered to the Ryukyus Command in Okinawa on a special 90-day temporary duty assignment to help relieve the shortage of medical officers in the Far East Command. In May the TDY was extended to 150 days. He returned to Brooke AMC in November 1950 and resumed his residency in surgery on 1 January 1951. He remained at Brooke for the next 3 years, first as senior resident in general surgery until 31 December 1952 and then as chief resident in general surgery until 31 December 1953.
In February 1954, Pixley was transferred to Fort Benning, Georgia, and assigned to the U.S. Army Hospital. While at Fort Benning, he was promoted to Major in April 1954. He was then assigned to the Office of The Surgeon General from November 1954 until July 1958 when he moved to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to attend the Officers' Advanced Course at the Medical Field Service School. Then he completed the U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine and the Army Aviation Medical Orientation Course at the U.S. Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama, before serving at year in Korea. He then attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from July 1960 to July 1961. He was promoted to Lt. Colonel in May 1961. In July 1961, he was assigned to the U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Lee, Virginia, and remained there until July 1963 when he moved to the Office of The Surgeon General to become the chief of the Medical Corps Branch, Directorate of Personnel and Training.
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