George William Reyer

Dublin Core

Title

George William Reyer

Subject

Surgery, Vanderbilt Alumni, Military Medicine, Vanderbilt History

Description

Photographic portrait of George William Reyer. Colonel George William Reyer, M.D., graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1913 and from Vanderbilt University Medical School in 1917. Following graduation, Reyer was commissioned first lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Army. He was promoted to captain in 1919, to major in 1921, to lt. colonel in 1939, and to colonel in 1942. Reyer served in the Philippine Islands from 1921-1923 and in Tientsen, China, from 1929-1932. He became professor of military science and tactics at Vanderbilt University in 1937 and served in that capacity until 1940.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1943 (circa)

Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Type

Still Image

Identifier

819

Item Type Metadata

People Depicted

Ordered left to right as they appear in the image, starting from the top left.

Original Format

Photographic print

Physical Dimensions

3.75 in. x 5.5 in.

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Citation

Anonymous, “George William Reyer,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed August 2, 2026, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/2083.

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