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WILLIAM ALLAIRE DASHIELL, M. D.
William Allaire
Dashiell, M. D., distinguished physician and surgeon
of Los Angeles County, with offices at 7046 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood,
has to his credit a notable record for services in the World War which won for
him the Purple Heart and Silver Star citation medals. He was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, October
21, 1888, a son of William Wailes and Katherine
Townsend (Keynton) Dashiell. His early education was received in the
public schools of New York and Pennsylvania.
In 1908 he became a private in the First Battery of Field Artillery of
the New York National Guard, but at his own request was honorably discharged in
order that he could enlist in the United States Army, where he was assigned to the
Sixteenth Infantry as a private. Soon
after, he was transferred, at his own request, to the hospital corps and there
spent two years, stationed at Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas. This experience led to him take up the study
of medicine. He received the degree of
B. L. in 1911 from the Little Rock College, Arkansas, and then entered the
medical department of the University of Arkansas, where in 1916 he was awarded
the M. D. degree. He did post-graduate
work at the Society, the Lying In and the Flower hospitals in New York City.
Dr. Dashiell began active practice in
Little Rock, Arkansas, after his graduation and in 1916-1917 served as
associate professor of material medica in his alma
mater. He was also visiting surgeon at
St. Vincent’s Hospital at Little Rock, in which city he continued his
profession until 1917, when he was commissioned for service in the United
States Medical Corps and was sent to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The military chapter of the life of Dr.
Dashiell is an interesting one. He was
commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, May 19, 1917, and as
surgeon to the Sixteenth Infantry, his own command, served with the American
Expeditionary Forces in France as battalion surgeon of the Sixteenth Infantry,
and later with the medical department in the First Brigade Machine Gun
Battalion. He was wounded in action at Montdidier Noyon on May 16, 1918,
and was honorably discharged October 18, 1918.
On February 5, 1927, the Doctor was commissioned major of the Auxiliary
Reserve Corps and was retired in 1928.
His valor on the field of battle was rewarded with a citation for
gallantry by General Charles Summerall and in the
award of the Victory medal of the United States, the First Division service
medal of the State of New York, the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Verdun
medals of France. His name is inscribed
in the book of gold in the City of Verdun.
Dr. Dashiell is a member of the American Legion, the Sons of the American
Revolution, the Society of the First Division of the American Expeditionary
Forces, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Association of Military
Surgeons, the Military Order of the World War and the
Disabled Officers of the World War.
After the World War, Doctor Dashiell
came to southern California in 1919 to recuperate from his wounds and accepted
a position as resident surgeon at St. Mary’s Hospital at Long Beach, where he
spent two years. He then came to
Hollywood, opened a private office and has built up a very successful
practice. In 1927 he was appointed
district surgeon for the Southern Pacific Railway for Riverside Gardens and
Hollywood. He specializes in internal
medicine and endocrinology.
On January 2, 1912, in Little Rock,
Arkansas, Dr. Dashiell was united in marriage with Mary Eunice Lee, of Little
Rock. Their home is at 337 South McCarty
Drive, Beverly Hills. The Doctor is an
Episcopalian and is a member of the Masons and the Elks. He is also a member of the Chi Zeta Chi and
the Los Angeles Athletic and its allied clubs.
In line with his profession he holds membership in the California
Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Los Angeles County
Medical Society, the Hollywood Academy of Medicine and the Pacific Association
of Railway Surgeons. He is a member of
the staff of the Clara Barton Hospital and the Hollywood Hospital of Los
Angeles.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: California of the South
Vol. IV, by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 533-535, Clarke Publ.,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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