Percy Moreau Ashburn
Percy Moreau Ashburn | |
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Colonel Percy M. Ashburn | |
| Born | July 28, 1872 Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio |
| Died | August 20, 1940 (aged 68) Washington, D.C. |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898–1932 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Service number | O-271 |
| Commands | Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C. Medical Officers Training Camp, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes Davis |
Percy Moreau Ashburn (July 28, 1872 – August 20, 1940) was a colonel and medical officer in the United States Army. With then Lieutenant Charles Franklin Craig, Ashburn made the link that mosquitoes were involved in the transmission of Dengue fever. As a major, he served as the sixth commanding officer of the Walter Reed General Hospital, and as a colonel, he served as the first commandant of the Medical Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.