Gorgas And The Panama Canal (Aired October 24, 1954)
"INHERITANCE" A Dramatized look into American History. NBC Networ in cooperation with the AMERICAN LEGION Sundays 4:30 - 5:00 pm PRUDUCER/DIRECTOR: Albert McCleary ANNOUNCER: John Wald MUSIC: Robert Armbruster.
THIS EPISODE:
October 24, 1954. Program #29. NBC network. "Gorgas and The Panama Canal" Produced in co-operation with The American Legion. The after-drama speaker is a National Vice Commancder of The American Legion, Leonard Jackson. Wade Arnold (producer), Harry Frazee (director), Leonard Jackson, Earl Hamner (writer), Roy Shield (composer, conductor), Bob Hastings, Everett Sloane, Kenny Delmar, Peggy Allenby, Donald Buka, Jane Webb, Bill Hanrahan (announcer). 29:54.
William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3, 1854 – July 3, 1920) was a United States physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914-18). He is best known for his work in abating the transmission of yellow fever and malaria by controlling the mosquitoes that carry them at a time when there was considerable skepticism and opposition to such measures. Born at Toulminville, Alabama, Gorgas was the first of six children of Josiah Gorgas and Amelia Gayle Gorgas.
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