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Dr. Edwin Jehu ROSE ‎(I3826)‎

Given Names: Edwin Jehu
Surname: ROSE
Prefix: Dr.

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 9 June 1887

28 Cadmus, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Death: 5 January 1961 ‎(Age 73)‎ Chevy Chase, DC, USA

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Birth	9 June 1887 29 28 Cadmus, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Military Service	between 1917 and 1918 ‎(Age 29)‎ Note: Ohio Military Men, 1917-18 Record Name: Edwin J. Rose Serial Number: Captain Race: W Residence: Waterloo, O. Birth Place: Cadmus, O. Birth Date / Age: 9 June 1887 Assigns Comment: 1 Lieutenant MC 7 Sept 1917 from Officers' Reserve Corp s; Captain 21 Jan 1919. MC to Discharge Washington DC; American Expedition ary Forces Somme Defensive. American Expeditionary Forces 8 Oct 19 17 to 1 Dec 1918. Honorable discharge 9 Jan 1920. Volume #: 14
Death	5 January 1961 ‎(Age 73)‎ Chevy Chase, DC, USA
Obituary	6 January 1961 ‎(1 day after death)‎ Source: Washington Post Note: Dr. Edwin Rose Of Mount Alto Dr. Edwin J. Rose, 73, retired manager of Mount Alto Veterans Hospital who spent 41 years in Government service, died Wednesday night at his home, 4501 Cortland Rd., Chevy Chase, apparently of a heart attack. Dr. Rose retired from his Mount Alto post in 1957. A specialist in orthopaedic surgery, he had previously managed veterans hospitals in three other cities and had been an executive in the Veterans Administration central office. Born in Cadmus, Ohio, he received his medical degree from Ohio State University in 1917 and entered the Medical Corps, in which he served three years. After the Veterans Administration was established in 1930, he became chief of the General Hospital Division here. During World War II, Dr. Rose was a colonel in the Medical Corps, then returned to the VA as Acting Chief of Surgery in the Department of Medicine and Surgery. In 1947, he was appointed manager of the veterans hospital in Minneapolis and three years later, became Assistant Director of Hospital Operations Service. He assumed his Mount Alto post in 1953. Surviving are his wife, Ruth L. at the home and, a son, Dr. Harold D. of Milwaukee. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday from the S. Hines Funeral Home, 2901 14th St. NW, with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
Burial	9 January 1961 ‎(4 days after death)‎ Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Note: Section 30 Site 126 RH
Last Change	13 April 2010 - 22:20:16

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Parents Family (F976)
Father	Descomb Anderson ROSE 1858 - 1940
Mother	Sarah Alice WISEMAN 1859 - 1928
Sister	Ollie B. ROSE 1881 - 1968
Brother	Chauncey Andrew ROSE 1884 - 1969
Brother	Andrew ROSE 1886 -
Sister	Eva May ROSE 1887 -
	Dr. Edwin Jehu ROSE 1887 - 1961
Sister	Bessie Florence ROSE 1890 - 1981

Immediate Family (F989)
Wife	Ruth L. SHAFFER 1892 - 1982
Son	Charles E. ROSE 1921 - 1961
Son	Private -

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Military Service	Ohio Military Men, 1917-18 Record Name: Edwin J. Rose Serial Number: Captain Race: W Residence: Waterloo, O. Birth Place: Cadmus, O. Birth Date / Age: 9 June 1887 Assigns Comment: 1 Lieutenant MC 7 Sept 1917 from Officers' Reserve Corp s; Captain 21 Jan 1919. MC to Discharge Washington DC; American Expedition ary Forces Somme Defensive. American Expeditionary Forces 8 Oct 19 17 to 1 Dec 1918. Honorable discharge 9 Jan 1920. Volume #: 14
Obituary	Dr. Edwin Rose Of Mount Alto Dr. Edwin J. Rose, 73, retired manager of Mount Alto Veterans Hospital who spent 41 years in Government service, died Wednesday night at his home, 4501 Cortland Rd., Chevy Chase, apparently of a heart attack. Dr. Rose retired from his Mount Alto post in 1957. A specialist in orthopaedic surgery, he had previously managed veterans hospitals in three other cities and had been an executive in the Veterans Administration central office. Born in Cadmus, Ohio, he received his medical degree from Ohio State University in 1917 and entered the Medical Corps, in which he served three years. After the Veterans Administration was established in 1930, he became chief of the General Hospital Division here. During World War II, Dr. Rose was a colonel in the Medical Corps, then returned to the VA as Acting Chief of Surgery in the Department of Medicine and Surgery. In 1947, he was appointed manager of the veterans hospital in Minneapolis and three years later, became Assistant Director of Hospital Operations Service. He assumed his Mount Alto post in 1953. Surviving are his wife, Ruth L. at the home and, a son, Dr. Harold D. of Milwaukee. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday from the S. Hines Funeral Home, 2901 14th St. NW, with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
Burial	Section 30 Site 126 RH

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Source	Irene Rose Warner Text: From the LAWRENCE REGISTER: Captain Edwin J. Rose Born June 9, 1897, Waterloo, OH. Son of Mr. & Mrs. D. A. Rose. Entered s ervice Sept. 7. Medical Reserve Corps. Sailed for England, Oct. 8, 191 7. Served with British and later with American forces. Sent to France a nd served at Base & Field Hospitals. Returned to U.S. for special service s. Also shows living at Gallipolis, Ohio. Genealogy.com Capt. Edwin J. Rose found in: Official Roster of World War, 1917-18, Vol. 14, Surnames, P-R, Page 14560: Rose, Captain Edwin J. Br Cadmus, Ohio, June 9, 1987 1st Lt. MC 07 Sept., 1917 fr ORC Capt 21 Jan 1919 MC to discharge, Washington, D.C. AEF Somme Defensive AEF 8 Oct 1917 to 01 Dec 1918 Hon discharge 09 Jan 1920 Ancestry.com: Ohio Military Men, 1917-18 Record about Edwin J. Rose Name: Edwin J. Rose Serial Number: Captain Race: W Residence: Waterloo, O. Birth Place: Cadmus, O. Birth Date / Age: 9 June 1887 Assigns Comment: 1 Lieutenant MC 7 Sept 1917 from Officers' Reserve Corp s; Captain 21 Jan 1919. MC to Discharge Washington DC; American Expedition ary Forces Somme Defensive. American Expeditionary Forces 8 Oct 19 17 to 1 Dec 1918. Honorable discharge 9 Jan 1920. Volume #: 14 From : Clarence F. Massie Edwin Jehu Rose born 1887, died 1961, served as Colonel in Medical Corps ‎(U.S. Army, WWI and later)‎, worked for years in Washington DC as a Doctor in present day Civil Service- -lived in Chevy Chase area---wife Ruth L. born 1892, died 1982, ---both are buried in Arlington National Cemetery---I visited their grave site about a year ago. They had two sons, ‎(I could be wrong on this info.)‎ Harold who was physically handicapped, and Charles, who would be about my age. He was also a Doctor, and I don't know if he is still living. Hope this helps you some. Frank Nationwide Gravesite Locator Search for burial locations of veterans and their dependents in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries and various other Department of Interior and military cemeteries. Rose, Edwin Jehu Col MC AUS Date of Birth:: Jun 9, 1887 Date of Death: jan 5, 1961 Date of Interement: Jan 9, 1961 Buried at: Section 30 Site 126 RH ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY c/o Director Arlington, VA 22111-0000 ‎(703)‎ 607-8000 From : Eugene H. Buck Obituary Washington Post Times Herald on Jan. 6, 1961.
Source	Ancestry.com
Obituary	Washington Post