Cary Travers Grayson
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Cary T. Grayson (* 11. October 1878 in Culpeper , Virginia , USA ; † 15. February 1938 in Washington, DC ) was Rear Admiral and doctor medical service of the United States Navy and later the personal physician of the US president Theodore Roosevelt , William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson . From 1935 to 1938 he was chairman of the American Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies, today's International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies .
Life
Cary Travers Grayson began an army career as a resident physician after completing his medical degree in July 1903. He was awarded the Navy Cross , the second highest award in the United States. In December 1912, he moved to Washington, DC, to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery , the US Navy's lead agency for medical affairs. In the course of this activity he also became an advisor to the White House and personal physician to three US presidents . In particular, the relationship between Grayson and Wilson was considered close and friendly.
On May 24, 1916, he married Alice Gertrude Gordon; together they later had three sons. On August 29 of the same year he was promoted to Rear Admiral. After his retirement on December 20, 1928, he received the Navy Cross , the second highest award for members of the naval forces of the United States. In addition, he was appointed Commander of the Legion of Honor by the French government .
After the end of his army career, he was chairman of the American Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies from 1935 until his death . In both offices he succeeded John Barton Payne . During his tenure, the American Red Cross organized large-scale relief efforts in 1937 for the victims of the Ohio and Mississippi floods . Norman Davis followed him in office at both the head of the American Red Cross and the League .
He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery . The destroyer USS Grayson (DD-435) , in service with the US Navy from July 1939 to February 1947, is named after him.
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| SURNAME | Grayson, Cary Travers |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Personal physician to three US presidents and Chairman of the American Red Cross |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Culpeper , Virginia , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1938 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |