Washington University School of Medicine Oral Histories
Lee D. Cady Oral History
Interviewer
Darryl Podoll
Summary
Lee D. Cady was interviewed by Darryl Podoll on May 24, 1972, for approximately 85 minutes.
Scope and Content
Cady recounts some of the history of the 21st General Hospital and its service during World War II in Africa, Italy and France.
Biographical Information: Interviewee
Lee D. Cady was a physician who served on the Washington University and Baylor University Schools of Medicine staff, and served overseas for the U.S. in both WWI and WWII. Cady graduated from University of Missouri (AB 1918) and Washington University School of Medicine (A.M. 1921; MD 1922), and was a faculty member at Washington University (Departments of Medicine and Clinical Medicine) from 1925 to 1942. He did his internship and residency at Washington University, 1922-1925. During WWII, he was the commander of the 21st General Hospital, the hospital unit for Washington University in Rouen, France. Under his leadership, the base hospital cared for over 65,000 patients in the European theater of the war. For his medical service and assistance in the liberation of France, Cady received the French Croix de Guerre in 1945. The next year, he was appointed the director of medical services for the Veterans Administration in Dallas, presiding over the regional branches in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Cady served in that position for thirteen years and later was appointed as the director of the Veterans Hospital in Houston. He passed away in 1987 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
Biographical Information: Interviewer
Darryl Podoll was an archivist at Washington University School of Medicine Library in the 1970s. He moved to North Dakota where he served as the library director of the Allen Memorial Library at the Valley City State University from 1985-2004.
Interview Date
1972-05-24
Collection Identifier
OH011
Length
Approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Restrictions
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Recommended Citation
Lee D. Cady Oral History, OH011, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Disclaimer
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Notes
The audio quality of the interview is poor. See also, in the Becker Archives Database, the 21st General Hospital Collection (https://beckerarchives.wustl.edu/RG004), especially Series 1: Diaries, Narrative Histories, and Reports, 1942-1981.