Robert J. T. Joy
Robert J. T. Joy | |
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Colonel Robert J. T. Joy, Medical Corps, US Army | |
| Nickname(s) | Bob |
| Born | April 5, 1929 Narragansett Village, Rhode Island |
| Died | April 30, 2019 (aged 90) Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1981 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts
United States Army Medical Research Team (WRAIR) |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam Defense Campaign Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Army Commendation Medal |
| Other work | Professor and Chair, Section of Medical History, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
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Robert J. T. Joy (April 5, 1929 – April 30, 2019) was an American physician and career Army Medical Corps officer who was an internationally recognized scholar in the field of the history of medicine. He was also a key leader in U.S. Department of Defense Medical Research and Development. He served as one of the key founding staff members of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he served as the first commandant of students, chair of the department of military medicine, and, after he retired from military service, first professor and chair of the section of medical history at the university.